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Allowed30 June 20253354194

Drill Hall, High Street, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1RF

Planning appeal 3354194 at Drill Hall, High Street, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1RF (Sevenoaks District Council) was allowed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve and record archaeological remains and features of the community building.

to convert and change the use of the existing building into 4no self- contained flats (c3)

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Goldberg V
Postcode
TN16 1RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would preserve and record archaeological remains and features of the community building

What decided it

The appellant's agreement to the pre-commencement archaeological recording conditions during the appeal, which enabled the significance of the heritage asset to be recorded proportionately in accordance with NPPF and development plan policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN4 of Sevenoaks Allocations and Development Management Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 216Paragraph 218

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