The Nursery, Taylors Lane, Trottiscliffe, WEST MALLING, ME19 5ES

a variation of condition 4 (plans) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/18/00357/OA (Outline Application: Erection of a detached dwelling for an agricultural worker relating to the nursery business to replace the mobile home, with landscaping reserved) without complying with condition 4 attached to planning permission Ref TM/20/01140/FL dated 29 July

Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the landscape in the Kent Downs AONB

What decided it

The modest nature of the proposed amendments and their acceptable design and proportion within the context of existing ribbon development meant the proposal would conserve rather than harm the landscape and scenic beauty of the Kent Downs AONB.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: Policy SQ1, Policy CP24

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