Woodsden, Water Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 5AP

Planning appeal 3329320 at Woodsden, Water Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 5AP (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald National Landscape.

demolition of an existing building and erection of a single residential dwelling

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wallace J
Postcode: TN18 5AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The adverse effect on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and the rural area, arising from the increased prominence and suburban appearance of the proposed dwelling, which would conflict with development plan policies requiring development to maintain landscape character and not be more obtrusive.

The harm to the National Landscape identified by the Inspector meant that policies in the Framework provided a clear reason for refusing the development, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policies 4 and 14Saved Policies LBD1, EN1, EN25 and H10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 182Paragraph 11Paragraph 77Paragraph 226

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