®Planning appeal decision
White Horse Inn, Carriers Road, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3EX
the conversion of the ground floor of the White Horse Public House to provide two self-contained residential apartments (Use Class C3), with associated bin and bike store, and reconfiguration of the car park
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wright A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of the Cranbrook primary shopping area, retail frontage and town centre
- whether the proposal would result in the unjustified loss of a community facility
- whether the proposal would result in the unjustified loss of an employment-generating use
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The significant harm to the vitality and viability of the town centre, combined with the unjustified loss of a community facility and employment use, and unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefit.
The modest contribution to housing supply and efficient use of previously developed land was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to town centre vitality and viability, the unjustified loss of a community and employment facility, and unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CR3, Policy CR11, Policy BE6.2, Policy HD4.2, Policy ED9, Policy ED11, Core Policy 8, Policy CS6, Policy ED12, Core Policy 7, Policy BE6.1, Policy ED2, 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.