®Planning appeal decision
5 , Baltic Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2NB
Planning appeal 3292544 at 5 , Baltic Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2NB (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2023 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the wider area.
the erection of a single storey extension to the roof of the building to provide 3 no self-contained flats (Dwelling house class 3) with associated external alterations to the building, cycle parking, refuse storage and ancillary works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lo S
- Postcode
- TN9 2NB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the wider area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of adjoining properties, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance and to living conditions of neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and site redevelopment, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The benefits of housing delivery (three units), redevelopment of an existing site, and economic benefits were afforded modest weight, but the substantial harm to character and appearance and living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when considered against the NPPF as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SQ1 of the Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document (2010)Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Local Development Framework (2007)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 120Paragraph 130
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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