LAND BETWEEN 166 AND 194, ROCKS ROAD, EAST MALLING, KENT, ME19 6AX

development of 2no. detached houses with associated gardens and parking

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Miles H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to daylight and sunlight

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited conflict with the development plan.

the minimal adverse effects of the proposal arising from the conflict with Policy CP14 would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the important benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies

Framework references: 130, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CP14

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