®Planning appeal decision
High View Langton Road, Langton Green, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, TN3 0BB
the erection of 3 dwellings, new access and landscaping
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Knight A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the 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 development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the site is in a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national planning policies and access to services and facilities
- The effect of the 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause significant harm to openness and character, and the modest housing and economic benefits do not comprise the very special circumstances necessary to justify approval.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were clearly outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, and the material harm to character and appearance, such that very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 11, 142, 143, 153, 154, 155, 164
Plan policies cited: Policy LBD1, Policy MGB1, Policy EN23, Policy EN1, Policy EN25, Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 6, Core Policy 9, Core 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.