Retrospective decked area at Rose & Crown, High Street, Elham, Canterbury

“The property has manager’s accommodation on the first floor and benefits from an existing external paved patio area to the rear, accessed through the bar area. The decked area, the subject of the application, leads from this and sits between the rear of the public house and the boundary wall of The Old Bookshop. It is divided by a hedge.”

“A site location plan is attached to this report as Appendix 1. Proposal 3.1. This application seeks retrospective listed building consent to retain a raised, timber decking area that has been constructed to extend the outdoor seating area associated with the rear of the public house.”

“The application property consists of the Grade II listed public house (The Rose & Crown), which is within the defined settlement boundary of Elham, within the Kent Downs National Landscape, and the designated Elham conservation area. The building is a traditional timber-framed building, spanning two-storeys and a basement, that dates back to the 15 th or 16 th Century, was rebuilt and altered in the 17th Century, with 19 th century alterations and fenestration.”

“As the property is Grade II listed, section 16(2) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires special regard to be had to the desirability of preserving the Listed Building or its setting or any special architectural or historic features it possesses.”

“Beginning with the impact upon the significance of the listed building, the fabric of the building is largely unaffected, other than the decking being attached to the external element of the building at ground floor level, and the decking has neither removed nor obscured any features of historic significance.”

“Folkestone & Hythe District Council Report of the Chief Planning Officer Planning Committee 11 November 2025”

“Elham Parish Council: Object – loss of privacy to The Old Bookshop; trellis would overshadow and cause a loss of light…”

“That listed building consent be granted subject to the conditions set out at the end of the report and that delegated authority be given to the Chief Planning Officer to agree and finalise the wording of the conditions and add any other conditions that he considers necessary.”