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Dismissed7 June 20233293117

2nd Floor of 46a High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1XF

Planning appeal 3293117 at 2nd Floor of 46a High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1XF (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2023 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impacts of noise from existing commercial premises on the intended future occupiers of the development.

Notification of Prior Approval for change of use of the 2nd floor of the building from offices carrying out any operational or business functions (Class E(g)(ii)) to 1 no: 2 bedroom flat (Class C3) with no external alterations to building elevations

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Pattison B
Postcode
TN1 1XF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The impacts of noise from existing commercial premises on the intended future occupiers of the development

What decided it

The inability to impose enforceable conditions controlling the operation of the leased nightclub meant that harmful noise impacts on future residential occupiers could not be appropriately mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 185

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