Flat 3, 49 Madeira Park, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SY

Planning appeal 6012775 at Flat 3, 49 Madeira Park, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SY (Tunbridge Wells) was allowed on 3 September 2026 by Inspector L McKay, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and the Madeira Park and Warwick Park Conservation Area.

Replacement of 2 windows at first floor level from single-glazed white timber frames to double-glazed uPVC (front oriel window and rear casement window with leaded lights and fanlights)

Authority: Tunbridge Wells
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written Part 1
Development: other
Inspector: L McKay
Postcode: TN2 5SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and the Madeira Park and Warwick Park Conservation Area

What decided it

The front window's noticeably different profile and appearance, clearly visible from the road, detracts from the visual coherence of the front elevation and harms the conservation area, and this harm is not outweighed by the limited weight given to energy efficiency benefits where sympathetic alternatives were available.

The slight harm to the conservation area from the front window, being harm to a designated heritage asset afforded considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by the limited weight given to energy efficiency benefits where equivalent improvements could have been achieved through more sympathetic windows

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STR8Policy H11Policy EN1Policy EN4
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy HE6

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