®Planning appeal decision
16 Westbrook Terrace, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5BP
outline application for 1no. dwelling
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not acceptable living conditions would prevail for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, having particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the limited harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefit of an additional housing unit in a well-connected urban location.
the limited harm to character and appearance of the area was outweighed by the considerable benefit of providing one additional dwelling in a borough with a housing land supply deficit and the Government objective to significantly boost housing supply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 4, Core Policy 5, 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.