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Notice upheld22 September 20233305147

Flat D, 72 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2QP

Planning appeal 3305147 at Flat D, 72 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2QP (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the availability of future employment space in the area.

Conversion of ground floor and basement to create 1 x 2-bedroom flat

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
TN1 2QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the availability of future employment space in the area
  • The living conditions of future occupants of the unit with regard to light and outlook
  • The character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of evidence demonstrating that the employment use was no longer viable, combined with the poor living conditions of the basement flat and the harmful effect on the active frontage of this peripheral shopping area location, justified dismissal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ED2Policy EN1Policy CR5

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