®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Pax Cottage , Stockland Green Road , Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0TU
demolition of existing garages, erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with associated access and landscaping
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2021) and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas
- The effect of the proposal on ecology and protected species
- If it is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations sufficient to demonstrate very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to the fallback position and housing supply contribution, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 54, 80, 105, 149, 152, 176, 219
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 2, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 1, Core Policy 6, Core Policy 14, Policy MGB1, Policy LBD1, Policy EN1
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.