Flat 2 Riviera Court, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3RP

Planning appeal 3348300 at Flat 2 Riviera Court, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3RP (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 20 December 2024 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the historic significance of Sandgate High Street Conservation Area.

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
Postcode: CT20 3RP

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HB1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 16

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