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Allowed18 September 20233301377

Pinehurst House Care Home, Pinehurst, Sevenoaks, TN14 5AQ

Planning appeal 3301377 at Pinehurst House Care Home, Pinehurst, Sevenoaks, TN14 5AQ (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Parker C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

Demolition of the existing building and erection of two three storey blocks, two four storey blocks and, one five storey block totalling 56 residential units with associated landscaping, cycle storage, car parking, waste and recycling stores, and external lighting

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parker C
Postcode
TN14 5AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with specific regards to parking
  • The overall planning balance

What decided it

The absence of any identified harm from the proposal, combined with the severe shortfall in housing land supply engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development, decided the appeal in favour of allowing it.

With no adverse effects found from the scheme, the significant benefits of housing delivery, economic activity and remediation of a contaminated site weighed significantly in favour, and the balance favoured granting permission under the tilted balance in paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy SP1Policy EN1Policy T2Policy C4Policy L1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 111Paragraph 119Paragraph 125Paragraph 130

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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