Request :
• Remove Policy H6(a) (matches exactly, the twice rejected planning application) from the Local Plan.
• Challenge the Inspector’s (Malcolm Lewis) decision
  by applying to the High Court at the Crown Office within the specified time limit (3 July - 14 August 2001).

THE TELEPHONE HOUSE NEIGHBOURS ASSOCIATION
37 Church Road
Royal Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1JT
e-mail: telephonehouse@cs.com
internet: http://uk.geocities.com/telephonehouse

To Councillors:
Davies, Oliver-Smith, Patterson, Booth,Veitch, Price, Lynes, Wakefield, Fisher, Noakes, Weeden, Ealden, Morton, Bullock, Ward, Baker, Waldock, Ollive, Bulman, Mayhew, Harrison, Cload, Ballantine, Mills, Ekins-Daukes, Bell, Wratten, Cunningham, Catt, Carvell, Jolley, Lewis, Neve, Lockhart, Baker, Young, Barber-Hughes, Horwood, Scholes, Aungier, Boddy, Blackburn, Poile, Rusbridge, Clary, Howell, Jukes, Paulson-Ellis

cc: Member of Parliament Archie Norman

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Town Hall TN1 1RS

09 July 2001

Dear Councillor

TELEPHONE HOUSE Development

- Application 99/02211 - Application 00/01474
- Appeal APP/M227/A/00/1054946
- LOCAL PLAN REVIEW - DEPOSIT COPY - POLICY H6(A)
- APPEAL DECISION by Inspector Malcolm Lewis - § 14

If the Western Area Planning Committee Members are empowered by the electorate of Tunbridge Wells to reject the planning application by Crest Homes/BT for Telephone House, how come both rejections have been ignored, and later, at a meeting held on 23rd May 2001, Members of the Western Area Planning Committee and other Councillors, changed their minds completely, and accepted policy H6(a)/Telephone House; a policy which matches exactly, the twice rejected plan ?

Had these Councillors stood firm, and remained consistent in their decision to reject the plan, surely this situation would not have arisen?

Presuming that you have the power to control planning policies in this town, we urge you to use it to remove this specific policy H6(a), and challenge the Inspector’s (Malcolm Lewis) decision in this matter (Appeal Decision - Reasons: §14), by applying to the High Court at the Crown Office within the specified time limit - August 14th 2001.

We would appreciate being kept informed of the action that you take.

Yours sincerely
Katherine Quinnell
for The Telephone House Neighbours Association

Could the Inspector's decisions have been challenged ? 27.07.01 - the Chief Executive announces the Councillors' decision.

Bizarrely, Policy H6(a) allocated for Telephone House was identical to the two refused planning applications for the Telephone House development. [1st: refused at delegated officers' level - 2nd: refused by the Councillors of the Western Area Planning Committee]. Policy H6(a) is the most controversial document, produced by the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, leading to the Telephone House Debacle.

The Telephone House Neighbours Association, Tunbridge Wells The aims are to heighten peoples' awareness and concern for the controversial planning permission of the high density development of Telephone House site, Church Road / York Road, Tunbridge Wells.