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Dismissed24 January 20253347582

Sir John Falstaff, Gravesend Road, Higham , Kent , ME3 7NZ

Planning appeal 3347582 at Sir John Falstaff, Gravesend Road, Higham , Kent , ME3 7NZ (Gravesham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2025 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the setting of the grade II listed building.

erection of a four-bed dwelling on the land to the rear of Sir John Falstaff Public House with associated car parking and landscaping, including reconfiguration of the public house car park and beer garden

Authority
Gravesham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Philpott M
Postcode
ME3 7NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the setting of the grade II listed building
  • whether the proposal would provide accommodation of satisfactory quality, with particular regard to privacy, noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 61 Forge Lane, with particular regard to privacy, outlook, noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on trees and ecology

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the grade II listed building, which carries great weight and cannot be outweighed by the modest public benefits of a single dwelling.

The modest public benefits of housing delivery, construction activity, energy efficiency and local spending were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed building's significance, which must carry great weight in the planning balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS19CS20TC2CS12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 215Paragraph 125

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