®Planning appeal decision
3 Hartleylands, Swattenden Lane, CRANBROOK, Kent, TN17 3PS
a variation of condition 3 (No. of stationed caravans) of planning permission Ref TW/12/03241/FUL, dated 28 May 2013 for use of the land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 1 No gypsy pitch at 3 Hartleylands, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3PS
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- King T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition restricting the number of caravans at the site to one static and one tourer caravan are necessary and reasonable having regard to national policy and the objectives of the development plan in respect of gypsy and traveller accommodation
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The quantified unmet need for gypsy and traveller sites (32 pitches) and the advanced draft replacement local plan policy H9 specifically identifying Hartleylands sites for intensification, combined with the site's established 30-year history as a gypsy site and its physical containment within a compound-like arrangement, outweighed the landscape and character concerns in the AONB.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy H9, Policy H4, Policy LBD1, Policy EN1, Policy EN25, Core Strategy Policy 4, Core Strategy Policy 5, Core Strategy Policy 14
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.