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Allowed2 December 20243339056

16 Royal Avenue, Tonbridge, TN9 2DB

Planning appeal 3339056 at 16 Royal Avenue, Tonbridge, TN9 2DB (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was allowed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with regard to noise and disturbance.

the change of use from House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 use – 6 persons and less) to HMO (Sui Generis -More than 6 persons)

Authority
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN9 2DB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The absence of substantive evidence that the intensified HMO use would cause material harm to neighbouring living conditions, combined with the Noise Assessment Report findings and the positioning of activity away from neighbouring properties.

What the Inspector cited

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Policy CP1Policy CP24Policy SQ1

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