Land East Side of Willow Lane, Willow Lane, Paddock Wood, TN12 6NL

the extension of existing site & erection of four holiday lodges. Associated hard and soft landscaping without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 24/02686/FULL, dated 29 January 2025

Authority: Tunbridge Wells
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: leisure-sport
Postcode: TN12 6NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition meets the tests of paragraph 57 of the National Planning Policy Framework, having regard to the effect upon local tourism and to the location of the site in the countryside

What decided it

The proposed removal of occupancy time restrictions would fail to ensure visits remain transient and short-term, risking conversion of the holiday lodges into residential dwellings in the countryside contrary to the Council's spatial strategy and LP Policy ED7.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: ED7

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