®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Tanyard Car Park, The Tanyard, Cranbrook, TN17 3HR
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
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.
Framework references: 40, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy EN5, Core Policy 4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.