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Allowed3 April 20233294250

The Elms Nursery Ltd, Bough Beech Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge, TN8 6ND

Planning appeal 3294250 at The Elms Nursery Ltd, Bough Beech Road, Four Elms, Edenbridge, TN8 6ND (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the advertisements on amenity.

Display of 13 advertisements for the mixed use of the Elms Nursery (plant nursery, equestrian supplies, pet store, café and gym/fitness studio)

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Dade E
Postcode
TN8 6ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the advertisements on amenity

What decided it

The advertisements do not harm amenity due to their limited visibility from the public highway, professional appearance, consistency with rural enterprise signage, and accordance with development plan policies and the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1 of the Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management PlanPolicy SP1 of the Sevenoaks Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 136

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