®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Nevill Court, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8NL
the conversion of building to dwelling and change of use to create new residential curtilage with access
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness and the purpose of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The cumulative visual and spatial impact of the new curtilage, hardstanding, pool, and access track would cause greater harm to the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development, and this substantial harm is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal.
the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the modest economic and social benefits of a single dwelling and the Council's 4.5-year housing land supply, such that very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: 154, 155, 152, 153
Plan policies cited: Policy MGB1, Core Policy 2, Policy H13, Policy EN1, Policy EN25, Policy 4, Policy 14
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.