Planning appeal decision
25 West Street, West Malling, ME19 6QX
Planning appeal 3297819 at 25 West Street, West Malling, ME19 6QX (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the West Malling Conservation Area.
the provision of a 2-storey side extension to 25 West Street and for the creation of two 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings within the excess garden land. The proposal includes parking and external amenity space with new landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- ME19 6QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the West Malling Conservation Area
What decided it
The site's recent planning history, where a similar scheme was approved in 2019, established that the appeal proposal should be considered consistently with those principles, and the modest differences in the proposal would not harm the character and appearance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP24Policy SQ1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 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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