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Allowed29 September 20266010459

Land West of 103 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, TN11 9HL

Planning appeal 6010459 at Land West of 103 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, TN11 9HL (Tonbridge and Malling) was allowed on 29 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the site's location for the proposed development, having particular regard to effects on heritage assets, including the Hildenborough Conservation Area.

between 5 and 7 residential dwellings

Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
TN11 9HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the site's location for the proposed development, having particular regard to effects on heritage assets, including the Hildenborough Conservation Area
  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the green belt

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the benefits of providing new homes to address the significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply (2.89 years) outweighed the low-level heritage harm to the Hildenborough Conservation Area.

The low-level harm to the significance of the Hildenborough Conservation Area was outweighed by the substantial benefits of providing 5-7 new homes contributing to an acknowledged unmet housing need and addressing a significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply, together with moderate economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SQ1 of the Managing Development and the Environment Development Plan Document 2010Policy CP24 of the Core Strategy 2007Policy CP3 of the Core Strategy 2007Policy CP12 of the Core Strategy 2007Policy CP14 of the Core Strategy 2007

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