®Planning appeal decision
Stable Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DY
Planning appeal 3296557 at Stable Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1DY (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2022 by Inspector Willmer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special architectural and historic character of Stable Cottage a non-designated heritage asset, the farmstead and the setting of the nearby listed building Jetwells, listed grade II.
demolition of an existing ground floor extension; replacement two-storey side extension with associated internal alterations; alterations to southern boundary treatment. Close boarded fence to be replaced with 2m high brick wall
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willmer P
- Postcode
- TN17 1DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special architectural and historic character of Stable Cottage a non-designated heritage asset, the farmstead and the setting of the nearby listed building Jetwells, listed grade II
What decided it
The harm to the non-designated heritage asset from the scale, form and design detailing of the proposed extension outweighs the limited public benefits and conflicts with national and local plan heritage conservation requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy CP4
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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