®Planning appeal decision
440 Land and Building East of Rose Cottage, Lunsford Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6JA
demolition of existing workshop and office space and replacement with new mixed-use office and workshop space (class E) and detached garage to rear
- Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The potential harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from noise and disturbance arising from the scale and intensity of commercial activity in a constrained residential setting outweighed the economic benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 89
Plan policies cited: Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy (2007), Policy DC2 of the Managing Development and the Environment DPD (2010)
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.