®Planning appeal decision
Phase 3 Platt Industrial Estate, Platt,, Maidstone Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8JL
Planning appeal 3264313 at Phase 3 Platt Industrial Estate, Platt,, Maidstone Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8JL (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Shrimplin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether unacceptable disturbance would be caused to neighbours unless the disputed condition is imposed (and whether the condition in dispute is necessary and reasonable, therefore).
Erection of 3 industrial buildings for mix of B2 (General Industry) and B8 (Storage/Distribution) use, and associated vehicle access and parking”, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission reference TM/16/01766/FL, dated 31 January 2017
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
- Postcode
- TN15 8JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether unacceptable disturbance would be caused to neighbours unless the disputed condition is imposed (and whether the condition in dispute is necessary and reasonable, therefore)
What decided it
The restriction on deliveries during unsociable hours is necessary to protect the living conditions of nearby residents from disturbance by heavier vehicles, outweighing the arguments for removing the condition entirely.
The economic benefit of the proposal in an established industrial area was outweighed by the need for restrictions on night-time and weekend deliveries to afford reasonable protection to residential amenities of those living alongside the access route.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP24
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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