®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Tanyard Car Park, The Tanyard, Cranbrook, TN17 3HR
Planning appeal 3293047 at Land Adjacent to Tanyard Car Park, The Tanyard, Cranbrook, TN17 3HR (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing building would constitute a non-designated heritage asset that should be retained.
demolition of existing bungalow and erection of four dwelling houses, with associated amenity areas and parking
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- TN17 3HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the existing building would constitute a non-designated heritage asset that should be retained
- Whether the removal of this building would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cranbrook Conservation Area and the setting of the nearby Old Bakery, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of a non-designated heritage asset and the resulting less than substantial harm to the conservation area and listed building setting, which could not be justified by the modest housing benefits of the proposal.
The modest public benefits of three additional dwellings and more intensive housing use were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of the listed building caused by the loss of the non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN5Core Policy 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 40Paragraph 202
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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