®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of the George and Dragon, Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3DN
Planning appeal 3289015 at Land to the Rear of the George and Dragon, Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3DN (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Leigh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupants.
a pair of semi-detached dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leigh C
- Postcode
- TN10 3DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupants
- the effect of the proposed development on heritage assets, namely the character and appearance of the Tonbridge Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings
What decided it
The combined harm to living conditions of future occupants and to heritage assets significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of providing two additional dwellings, such that the proposal did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
the harm to living conditions of future occupants and to the significance of heritage assets outweighed the benefit of providing two additional dwellings, such that the adverse impacts of granting permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Core Strategy 2007Policy QQ1 of the Tonbridge and Malling Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document 2010
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 119Paragraph 130Paragraph 185Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 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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