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Dismissed20 January 20263373680

21 South Bank, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1EN

Planning appeal 3373680 at 21 South Bank, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1EN (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 20 January 2026 by Inspector Barnes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for specialist accommodation for children and young people with particular regard to the provision of parking and safety and convenience of users of South Bank.

change of use from C3 to C2

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Barnes S
Postcode
TN16 1EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for specialist accommodation for children and young people with particular regard to the provision of parking and safety and convenience of users of South Bank

What decided it

The unmet parking needs of the development would generate demand for on-street parking on an already constrained narrow road, creating unacceptable risks of collision between vehicles and users of the public right of way, which cannot be mitigated by the proposed on-site parking provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy T1Policy T2Policy EN1

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