®Planning appeal decision
Land Between Blackthorn Avenue And Aspen Way, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9YB
erection of two residential dwellings (Use Class C3), associated hard and soft landscaping works and two car parking spaces
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of open space and effects on nearby trees
- effects on accessibility and highway safety
- whether the proposal would provide an acceptable standard of accommodation for its future occupiers in terms of overshadowing
What decided it
The substantial and long-lasting harms to character and appearance, highway safety, and living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing and environmental benefits of the two-dwelling scheme, such that the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework does not favour the proposal.
The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising substantial harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and living conditions, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing contribution and green credentials, when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 130, 131, 111, 119
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Core Policy 4, Policy EN13, Policy H5, Policy TP4, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 5
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.