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Allowed16 January 20263370337

Phillips House and Eynsham House, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2PL

Planning appeal 3370337 at Phillips House and Eynsham House, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2PL (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was allowed on 16 January 2026 by Inspector Pearce J, following a hearing.

Redevelopment of the site involving demolition of existing buildings and the provision of 38no. residential houses and 6no. residential flats, creation of new access, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN1 2PL

What decided it

The Council's reason for refusal, particularly regarding housing mix, was substantiated by evidence and required a legitimate exercise of planning judgement rather than amounting to unreasonable behaviour.

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