®Planning appeal decision
440 Land and Building East of Rose Cottage, Lunsford Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6JA
Planning appeal 6001182 at 440 Land and Building East of Rose Cottage, Lunsford Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6JA (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
demolition of existing workshop and office space and replacement with new mixed-use office and workshop space (class E) and detached garage to rear
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- ME20 6JA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP24 of the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Core Strategy (2007)Policy DC2 of the Managing Development and the Environment DPD (2010)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 89
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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