®Planning appeal decision
Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Kent, TN25 4AH
Planning appeal 3341259 at Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Kent, TN25 4AH (Ashford Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2024 by Inspector Davies G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the insertion of 3 pairs of French doors into the eastern elevation of the Agricola Quad would preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wye Conservation Area.
for the insertion of 3 pairs of French doors into existing window openings on eastern elevation of Agricola Quad building
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Davies G
- Postcode
- TN25 4AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the insertion of 3 pairs of French doors into the eastern elevation of the Agricola Quad would preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wye Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the preservation of the listed building and the character and appearance of the conservation area outweighed the limited public benefit of direct access to private terraces.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP6Policy ENV13Policy ENV14Policy WNP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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