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Dismissed23 June 20233291698

Top Lodge, Pembury Road, Capel, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0QG

Planning appeal 3291698 at Top Lodge, Pembury Road, Capel, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0QG (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the gym is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Construction of gymnasium outbuilding and proposed new driveway access including construction of new walls to front boundary line

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
TN11 0QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the gym is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the gym upon the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the gym upon the settings and thereby the significance of relevant Grade I and II listed buildings, and upon the significance of a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the listed buildings and registered park and garden, which was not outweighed by the very modest public benefits of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H11Policy MGB1Core Policy 4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202

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