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Dismissed8 June 20266003246

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

Planning appeal 6003246 at Land East Side of Willow Lane, Willow Lane, Paddock Wood, TN12 6NL (Tunbridge Wells) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector P Terceiro, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Inspector
P Terceiro
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ED7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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