Crittenden House Crittenden Road, Matfield, TONBRIDGE, TN12 7EN

construction of new dwelling in place of permitted residential conversion

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jackson P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a sustainable location, having regard to national and local planning policy
The effect on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on the setting of Crittenden House and garden which is listed at Grade II, and the effect on the setting of the historic park farmstead which is a non-designated heritage asset
The effect on biological and ecological interests

What decided it

The realistic fallback position of the extant permission for residential conversion meant that the proposed new dwelling, being significantly less visually obtrusive and more sympathetic to the character, appearance and heritage setting, represented a preferable outcome to the permitted scheme.

Framework references: 176

Plan policies cited: LBD1, EN1, EN25, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 14

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