®Planning appeal decision
Land to the south of Green View Avenue, Leigh, Tonbridge, TN11 8QT
the erection of up to 39 dwellings
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and local policies
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- the effect of the development on protected trees
- whether the development would be required to provide financial contributions towards affordable housing, education and local infrastructure, and if so, whether a suitable mechanism to secure that has been provided
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on highway safety during the construction phase, for which the appellant failed to demonstrate practicable mitigation measures, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme including housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
the significant harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of 39 units of housing (including 19 affordable units), self-build provision, biodiversity net gain of 13.5%, and public rights of way improvements, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 61, 110, 115, 116, 143, 154, 155, 156, 193
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy (2011) Policy L01, Core Strategy (2011) Policy L08, Core Strategy (2011) Policy SP1, Core Strategy (2011) Policy SP3, Core Strategy (2011) Policy SP9, Allocations and Development Management Plan (2015) Policy EN1, Allocations and Development Management Plan Policy T1
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.