®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Gardens, Collier Street, TONBRIDGE, TN12 9RJ
the erection of an agricultural storage barn, installation of solar roof panels and improvements to existing driveway
- Authority
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is proportionate to and necessary for the purposes of agriculture on land in use for an agricultural trade or business
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its location in the countryside
- Whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding or would unacceptably increase flood risk elsewhere
What decided it
The proposed development failed to satisfy the requirement under Policy LPRCD5 that agricultural buildings be proportionate and necessary for purposes of agriculture on land in use for an agricultural trade or business, and would cause significant harm to character and appearance and unacceptable flood risk.
Framework references: 88, 89, 135, 170, 181, 187
Plan policies cited: LPRCD5, LPRSP9, LPRSP15, LPRQD4, LPRSP14(C)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.