®Planning appeal decision
Sir John Falstaff, Gravesend Road, Higham , Kent , ME3 7NZ
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 215, 125
Plan policies cited: CS19, CS20, TC2, CS12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.