®Planning appeal decision
66-68 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Kent, CT20 3AR
demolition of car sales garage and erection of 8 x 2 bed flats, parking and access
- Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the effect on the setting of the Grade II Listed 61 - 65 High Street, and the Sandgate Conservation Area
- whether the future occupiers of units 4 and 5 would have suitable living conditions with specific regard to daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (the Grade II listed building and conservation area) amounted to a strong reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11d)i) of the Framework, which was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of housing delivery and removal of the existing detracting building.
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building and conservation area, weighted as significant against the development, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of eight market dwellings in an area with 3.1 years' housing land supply, removal of a detracting building, and limited economic and social benefits, resulting in the balance tipping decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 125, 135, 139, 212, 213, 215, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy HB1, Policy HB3, Policy SS3
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.