Former Agricultural Building, Land West of Brewer Street, Lamberhurst, Kent, TN3 8DY

Planning appeal 3343315 at Former Agricultural Building, Land West of Brewer Street, Lamberhurst, Kent, TN3 8DY (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 October 2024 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development, with particular regard to the parking, access, and garden elements, on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape.

change of use of an existing, former agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse, along with ecological enhancements and parking provision, and associated landscaping

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Knight A
Postcode: TN3 8DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development, with particular regard to the parking, access, and garden elements, on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal would fundamentally alter the character of the appeal site through suburbanisation and erode the clearly defined edge of the village to the detriment of the High Weald National Landscape, with harm that outweighs the modest benefits of delivering one new dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN1Policy EN25Policy H13Core Policy 4Core Policy 5Core Policy 14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 226

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