®Planning appeal decision
6 Woodside Close, Pembury, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN2 4BQ
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the High Weald National Landscape
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, and would harm the character and appearance of the area and the High Weald National Landscape, with no very special circumstances identified to outweigh these harms.
Framework references: 154
Plan policies cited: Policy H11, Policy 2, Policy MGB1, Policy STR9, Policy LBD1, Policy EN1, Policy EN25, Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 14, Policy EN18, Policy EN19, Policy P3, Policy P10
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.