®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed20 December 20243348300
Flat 2 Riviera Court, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3RP
proposed external balcony
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the historic significance of Sandgate High Street Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjacent flats with particular regard to outlook, privacy, daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The proposal would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed building through its incongruous design and materials, and would materially harm the living conditions of the occupiers of the ground floor flat below through loss of daylight, sunlight and outlook, with neither harm outweighed by public benefits or capable of remedy by condition.
Framework references: 16
Plan policies cited: Policy HB1
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