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Dismissed8 June 20266004257

26 The Maltings, Carpenters Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0DQ

Planning appeal 6004257 at 26 The Maltings, Carpenters Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0DQ (Tonbridge and Malling) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector P Terceiro, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development is within the scope of section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

the conversion of buildings for residential purposes, Maltings 1 into 22 flats, Maltings 2 into 23 Elderly Persons Flats, associated parking and landscaping and elevational alterations to adjacent dwelling converted from office without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref TM/85/1593, dated 27 February 1987

Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
P Terceiro
Postcode
TN11 0DQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development is within the scope of section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
  • the effect of the proposal on parking provision
  • the effect of the proposal on the provision of older persons' accommodation within the Borough

What decided it

The proposal to remove the age restriction condition would conflict with the original description of development referring to elderly persons flats, placing it beyond the scope of section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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