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Allowed29 March 20223281823

Land at Sychem Place,, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6TR

Planning appeal 3281823 at Land at Sychem Place,, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, TN12 6TR (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was allowed on 29 March 2022 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is for inappropriate development within the Green Belt, having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

2 dwellings, parking, landscaping and alterations to access

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Grierson E
Postcode
TN12 6TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal is for inappropriate development within the Green Belt, having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • the effects of the proposed development with respect to its design in the context of local character

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited infilling within a village under paragraph 149(e) of the Framework and therefore is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MGB1Policy CP2Policy EN1Policy LBD1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149

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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