Policy information sourced from Tonbridge and Malling Local Development Framework Development Land Allocations Development Plan Document

E2 Other Employment Land

  1. The areas listed below and shown on the Proposals Map are considered suitable for continued employment use subject to new development creating no unacceptable impact on residential or rural amenity by virtue of noise, dust, smell, vibration or other emissions, or by visual intrusion, or the nature and scale of traffic generation.
  2. Proposals for uses other than General Industrial (B2), Business Use (B1) or Storage and Distribution Uses (B8) will not be permitted within these areas unless all of the following requirements are met.
    • proposals must be able to demonstrate no significant adverse impact on the quality and quantity of employment land supply in the market area;
    • applicants must demonstrate that they have actively marketed the site for employment purposes on realistic terms and for a reasonable period, including consideration of sub-dividing a larger site;
    • applicants must be able to demonstrate that continued use or redevelopment of the existing buildings for employment purposes is not viable; and

Any proposal that is permitted having regard to the above requirements must be able to demonstrate that the amenity benefits of redevelopment outweigh the benefits of retaining the site in employment use.

  • Millhall, Aylesford
  • Little Preston, Aylesford
  • Lower Bell, Aylesford
  • Hall Road, Aylesford
  • Quarry Wood, east of Mills Road,
  • Ditton Laboratories, Kiln Barn Lane, Dittton
  • Drayton Road, Tonbridge

The following sites, which are Major Developed Sites in the Green Belt, are also subject to Policy M1:

  • Platt Industrial Estate, Platt
  • Long Pond Works, Borough Green
  • Works, south of Cricketts Farm, Ightham
  • Former Ryarsh Brickworks, Ryarsh
  • The Alders, Mereworth
  • East of Tonbridge Road, Little Mill, East Peckham
  • Nepicar Area West, London Road. Wrotham
  • Winsor Works, London Road, Addington
  • Salts Yard, Redwell Lane, Ightham
  • Roughway Mill, Plaxtol
  • Tower Garage, Wrotham Hill, Wrotham

Proposals for retail development at site (e) which are fully justified under the provisions of Core Policy CP 22(1)(c) and are in accordance with Government guidance on the identification of need and the sequential selection of sites for retail development, will not be expected to meet the requirements of this Policy.

For more information, please see the Local Development Framework Development Land Allocations Development Plan Document