®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 78 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JU
Planning appeal 3294498 at Rear of 78 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JU (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 18 August 2022 by Inspector McGlone A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, having regard to viability.
the redevelopment of the site to provide 36 retirement living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- TN9 1EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, having regard to viability
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision in respect of open space, parks and gardens, sports facilities, community learning, library bookstock, social care and waste
What decided it
The proposal was found to comply with the development plan as a whole, secured adequate and policy-compliant contributions via the s106 agreement, and caused no identified harm, while delivering clear housing, economic and social benefits.
The benefits of the proposal — provision of specialist housing, freeing up existing stock, contribution to housing supply, effective use of brownfield land, and economic and social benefits — all weighed in favour, with no harms identified, and the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP17Policy CP25Policy OS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 60Paragraph 62Paragraph 63Paragraph 65Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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