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Allowed4 May 20223279732

Coggers Barn, The Broadway, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8DA

Planning appeal 3279732 at Coggers Barn, The Broadway, Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 8DA (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was allowed on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would increase flood risk on the site and elsewhere.

‘Erection of a wood framed home office and raised platform to provide additional storage space and home office (part retrospective)’

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
TN3 8DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would increase flood risk on the site and elsewhere
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)

What decided it

The development's site-specific characteristics—its raised construction allowing water passage, incorporation of flood resilience measures, simple contemporary design respecting the settlement boundary, and subordinate relationship to heritage assets—satisfied the main issues of flood risk and landscape character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN18Core Policy 5Policy EN1Policy LBD1Policy EN25Core Policy 4Core Policy 14

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