®Planning appeal decision
Former Car Park, Angle Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1SG
for the erection of a four-storey building comprising 12 flats and associated car parking, cycle parking and refuse storage
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal represents an acceptable form of development having regard to its flood zone location and the provisions of the Framework
What decided it
The proposal fails both the character and appearance test due to its incongruous height, bulk and form in a commercial area, and the flood risk sequential test, with the latter engaging Footnote 7 to disapply the tilted balance.
Even if the tilted balance were engaged, the adverse impacts on character and appearance would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of 12 new dwellings and other benefits, and the flood risk would not be outweighed by wider sustainability benefits.
Framework references: 130, 162, 163, 164, 165, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2007, Policy SQ1 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document 2010, Policy CP10 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2007
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.