®Planning appeal decision
26c Dudley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1LF
Planning appeal 3361386 at 26c Dudley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1LF (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 April 2025 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed dormers on the character and appearance of the host building, the terrace of which it forms part, and the Tunbridge Wells Conservation Area.
Internal alterations and loft conversion with front & rear dormers
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- TN1 1LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed dormers on the character and appearance of the host building, the terrace of which it forms part, and the Tunbridge Wells Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed front dormer would cause less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, and this harm could not be outweighed by the minimal public benefit, especially given the precedent implications for the street.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 4 of the Tunbridge Wells Core Strategy 2010Saved Policy EN1 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 2006Saved Policy EN5 of the Tunbridge Wells Borough Local Plan 2006Policy EN5 of the Tunbridge Wells Submission Local Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 215
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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