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Dismissed12 November 20213265741

Land to the Rear of 182 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE

Planning appeal 3265741 at Land to the Rear of 182 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BE (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Harley S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on that part of the Town Banks Scheduled Monument which falls within the appeal site.

redevelopment to form 35 Retirement Living apartments for older persons including communal facilities, and associated car parking and landscaping, and the repositioning of 4 existing car parking spaces

Authority
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Harley S
Postcode
TN9 1BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on that part of the Town Banks Scheduled Monument which falls within the appeal site.

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting and appreciation of the Town Banks Scheduled Monument (The Fosse) was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the Scheduled Monument outweighed the significant public benefits (specialist older persons' housing, affordable housing contribution, economic benefits), tipping the balance against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy SQ1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 206

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