®Planning appeal decision
83 High Street, West Malling, ME19 6NA
Planning appeal 3300801 at 83 High Street, West Malling, ME19 6NA (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 17 May 2023 by Inspector Prentis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the setting of Nos 83 to 91 High Street, which are Grade II listed buildings, on the special interest of the outbuilding to the rear of No 83, which is also a Grade II listed building, and on the character and appearance of the West Malling Conservation Area.
Demolition of existing small outbuilding, demolition of brick element of and alterations to existing ragstone wall, demolition of a curved garden wall, and the construction of two houses with associated hard landscaping, boundary wall extension, cycle stores and fencing
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Prentis D
- Postcode
- ME19 6NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of Nos 83 to 91 High Street, which are Grade II listed buildings, on the special interest of the outbuilding to the rear of No 83, which is also a Grade II listed building, and on the character and appearance of the West Malling Conservation Area
What decided it
The heritage benefits of improved townscape and restoration of the ragstone wall, combined with the social and economic benefit of new housing in an accessible location, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings.
The less than substantial harm to two listed buildings was outweighed by heritage benefits (improvements to townscape and ragstone wall) to which substantial weight was attached, and the social and economic benefit of new housing in an accessible location to which moderate weight was attached, resulting in a net benefit overall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP24Policy SQ1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 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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