®Planning appeal decision
Turnden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3QL
Planning appeal 3272599 at Turnden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3QL (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to the sustainability of the location.
erection of a replacement dwelling in place of the part of the existing commercial workshop with extant planning consent for alterations and conversion to a dwelling (planning application reference TW/19/02134)
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- TN17 3QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to the sustainability of the location
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the rural lane
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the AONB and rural lane caused by the prominence and scale of the proposed new build dwelling outweighed the material consideration of the extant fall-back permission and any other benefits.
The material consideration of the extant fall-back position (which carried great weight) was outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area including the AONB, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits when assessed against the development plan taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 14 of the Core StrategyPolicy LBD1 of the Local PlanPolicy EN1 of the Local PlanPolicy EN25 of the Local PlanPolicies 4 and 5 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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