4 and 4A High Street, Snodland, Kent, ME6 5DF

demolition of existing warehouse, former shop and 3 bedroom first floor flat and redevelopment of the site with a new building incorporating 14 apartments (4 no. 2 bedroom and 10 no. 1 bedroom flats), including the rebuilding of the Art-deco front section of the building, with associated cycle store, bin store, parking and turning

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Evans L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be appropriate for the site with particular regard to the number of units proposed, its layout and parking arrangements

What decided it

The proposal would introduce a high quality, efficient use of previously developed land with appropriate design, layout, massing and parking arrangements for a sustainable town centre location, creating no material harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area or the setting of the listed building.

Framework references: 12, 57

Plan policies cited: CP1, CP24

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