®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining 206 High Street, Wouldham, Rochester, Kent
‘erection of 1 No. 2-bedroom dwelling with associated access, landscaping and parking’
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the limited nature of the identified harm to character and appearance could not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in a location where additional housing is generally to be encouraged.
The limited harm to character and appearance from loss of open space was outweighed by the small contribution to housing supply and minor economic benefits, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying due to the lack of a five-year housing supply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Core Strategy (2007), Policy SQ1 of the Tonbridge and Malling Managing Development and the Environment DPD (2010)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.