The Depot, Sandway Road, Kent, Sandway, ME17 2NE

‘the proposal is seeking retrospective consent for the erection of a 6.83m high 'Zappa Shelter' which comprises of 2no. 40ft shipping containers spaced at 11.12m apart with tubular steel framed truss system, to bridge over the gap, and a white poly-fibre covering which enclose the space’

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Its effect on the significance of the Grade II listed building known as Coast Cottages

What decided it

The material harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, which attracts considerable importance and weight under the statutory duty and NPPF paragraph 212, is not outweighed by the moderate economic benefits of the development.

Framework references: 11, 135, 212, 215

Plan policies cited: LPRSP9, LPRSP15, QD4, LPRSP14(B), LPRENV1, LPRSS1

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