Honnington Farmhouse Vauxhall Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0XD

Planning appeal 3287605 at Honnington Farmhouse Vauxhall Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0XD (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to relevant development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: TN4 0XD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to relevant development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
its effect on the landscape and scenic beauty of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, combined with significant harm to the AONB landscape, with no very special circumstances to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy MGB1Core Policy 2Policy LBD1Policy EN1Policy EN25Core Policy 4Core Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 138Paragraph 149Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 84

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