®Planning appeal decision
6 Woodside Close, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4BQ
Planning appeal 3363702 at 6 Woodside Close, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4BQ (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2025 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
Variation of condition 2 to replace approved pitched roof with flat-roofed design incorporating first-floor terrace, with associated changes to fenestration and external materials
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- TN2 4BQ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H11Policy 2Policy MGB1Policy STR9Policy LBD1Policy EN1Policy EN25Policy 4Policy 5Policy 14Policy EN18Policy EN19Policy P3Policy P10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
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