®Planning appeal decision
Flat 3, 49 Madeira Park, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5SY
- Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written Part 1
- Development
- other
- 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
Framework references: HE6
Plan policies cited: Policy STR8, Policy H11, Policy EN1, Policy EN4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.