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Dismissed21 August 20233302890

The Castle Inn, Crook Road, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7BN

Planning appeal 3302890 at The Castle Inn, Crook Road, Brenchley, Tonbridge, TN12 7BN (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 August 2023 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable.

change of use and conversion of Public House A4 use (at ground floor) into Residential C3 use to create a single dwelling with the residential unit above

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
TN12 7BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable
  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the Grade II listed Castle Hill Cottages, Hatchways and Ashmede and a non-designated heritage asset, Castle Inn

What decided it

The failure to appropriately market the property for commercial use, combined with the less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings and significant harm to the non-designated heritage asset, outweighed the modest public benefits.

the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed buildings and significant harm to the non-designated heritage asset outweighed the modest public benefits of short-term construction employment and provision of family accommodation

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BMNDP Policy BE1LP Policy CR13LP Policy H13CS Core Policy 4CS Core Policy 7CS Core Policy 8CS Core Policy 14SLP Policy ED12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 28Paragraph 48Paragraph 84Paragraph 92Paragraph 93Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203

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