®Planning appeal decision
Land at 309 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EY
without planning permission the erection of a single storey residential building containing a pair of studio flats
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of occupiers of the development in respect of internal space, outlook and natural light
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the living conditions of occupiers substantially outweighs the moderate benefit of delivering two residential units in a context of housing undersupply.
The adverse impacts of the breach of planning control significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering two residential units in an area with a 4.49-year housing land supply, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 130, 130(f), 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 4 of the Tunbridge Wells Core Strategy 2010, policy EN1 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 2006
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.