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Dismissed19 January 20266000971

The Witchery, Home Farm, Water Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 5DL

Planning appeal 6000971 at The Witchery, Home Farm, Water Lane, Hawkhurst, Kent, TN18 5DL (Tunbridge Wells Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2026 by Inspector Coles C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape (HWNL).

Drive and hard standing parking area to serve dwelling

Authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Coles C
Postcode
TN18 5DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape (HWNL)

What decided it

The development inappropriately urbanises an open field within the High Weald National Landscape through the creation of a disproportionately large hardstanding disconnected from the dwelling it would serve, contrary to the requirement to give great weight to conserving and enhancing landscape and scenic beauty.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STR1Policy EN1Policy EN18Policy EN19Policy EN20Policy TP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189

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