®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Nevill Court, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8NL
Planning appeal 3343074 at Land South Of Nevill Court, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 8NL (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2024 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- TN4 8NL
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy MGB1Core Policy 2Policy H13Policy EN1Policy EN25Policy 4Policy 14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 152Paragraph 153
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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