®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Station Road North, West Malling, ME19 6HN
Planning appeal 3284350 at Land West of Station Road North, West Malling, ME19 6HN (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 12 October 2022 by Inspector Jack C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the significance of heritage assets, including St Mary's Abbey and the West Malling Conservation Area.
the erection of a care home (within use Class C2) including parking, access, landscaping and other associated works
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Jack C
- Postcode
- ME19 6HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the significance of heritage assets, including St Mary's Abbey and the West Malling Conservation Area
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- If there would be harm in relation to the significance of the conservation area or any listed buildings, whether any public benefits of the proposal would outweigh that harm
What decided it
The substantial public benefits from the provision of 70 care beds addressing identified elderly care needs in the area outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage assets and moderate harm to character and appearance.
The less than substantial harm to heritage assets and moderate harm to character and appearance were outweighed by the substantial public benefits from elderly care provision, job creation, and the freeing-up of underoccupied homes, together with the equivalent housing supply contribution in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SQ1 of the Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document 2010Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Core Strategy 2007Policy CP14 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy 2007
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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