®Planning appeal decision
Phase 3 Platt Industrial Estate, Platt,, Maidstone Road, SEVENOAKS, Kent, TN15 8JL
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
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Shrimplin R
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy CP24
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.