®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent Liptraps Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3AB
the erection of residential dwelling with associated parking, garden and landscaping
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
- whether there would be acceptable living conditions for the future occupiers of the appeal scheme, with specific regard to natural light and privacy
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties, with specific regard to the outlook of 11A, 13 and 15 Birken Road
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the significant weight attached to housing delivery outweighed the small amount of harm to the Area of Landscape Importance.
Although the appeal scheme would result in a small amount of harm to an Area of Landscape Importance, this harm would not be significant; the delivery of a single dwellinghouse was given significant weight given the Council's housing land supply position, and no impacts were identified that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh that benefit.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN22, Policy EN1, Core Policy 4, emerging Policy EN16, emerging Policy EN1, emerging Policy EN12
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.