®Planning appeal decision
The Vicarage Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JQ
Planning appeal 3271510 at The Vicarage Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JQ (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Holden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effect on heritage assets.
alterations to vicarage and erection of three detached houses
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Holden S
- Postcode
- TN17 3JQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effect on heritage assets
- Whether the proposal makes effective use of land having regard to local housing need
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of Waterloo Terrace, combined with the failure to meet identified local housing needs for smaller dwellings, outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery in circumstances where heritage protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal.
The limited public benefits of three large detached dwellings contributing to housing shortfall do not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Cranbrook Conservation Area and the setting of Waterloo Terrace, particularly where heritage protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal under footnote 6 of paragraph 11(d)(i)
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AL/CR 3 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Site Allocations Local PlanPolicy CP4 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Core Strategy Development Plan Document, 2010Policy EN1 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan, 2006Core Policy 6 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 184Paragraph 196Paragraph 11
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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