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Dismissed11 November 20253370229

Central Garage, Military Road, Hythe, CT21 5DD

Planning appeal 3370229 at Central Garage, Military Road, Hythe, CT21 5DD (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2025 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting of the proposed advertisement on amenity, being the character and appearance of the area, and having regard to the Listed Buildings of Military Terrace.

the installation of freestanding D6 small format advertising display within petrol filling station forecourt

Authority
Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
CT21 5DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the siting of the proposed advertisement on amenity, being the character and appearance of the area, and having regard to the Listed Buildings of Military Terrace

What decided it

The visual harm to the setting of the adjacent Grade II Listed Military Terrace and the character and appearance of the conservation area, combined with insufficient public benefits to outweigh that harm, rendered the proposal contrary to national and local policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HB1Policy RL9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 215

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