Swattenden Barn Stables, Swattenden Lane, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3PR

the replacement of existing home & 5no. containers with new dwelling & associated landscaping

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Courtney T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its location within the High Weald National Landscape
Whether sufficient ecological information has been provided to assess the potential impact of the development on protected species

What decided it

The proposal would introduce a materially larger and more intrusive built form that would harm the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape and fail to satisfy Policy H10 criterion (c), combined with insufficient ecological information to assess impacts on protected species.

Plan policies cited: Policy H10, Policy LBD1, Policy EN1, Policy EN25, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 14, Policy LN3.5, Policy EN19, Policy LN3.1

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