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Notice upheld8 December 20233295788

Land at 309 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EY

Planning appeal 3295788 at Land at 309 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EY (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
TN4 9EY

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 4 of the Tunbridge Wells Core Strategy 2010policy EN1 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 2006
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 130(f)Paragraph 11

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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