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Land To The North West Of Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent

25/504970/ADJAdjoining Authority ConsultationAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Adjoining Authority Consultation between Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and Maidstone Borough Council: Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for up to 770 dwellings, 3no. Gypsy/Traveller pitches, a local centre (up to 700 sqm of Class E(a)&(f) uses), a primary school, safeguarded land for a secondary school, outdoor sports provision, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

Received
3 December 2025
Decision due
24 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Outside All Boroughs
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land To The North West Of Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Outside All Boroughs.

83% of outline applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Adjoining Authority Consultation
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
770
Parish
Outside All Boroughs

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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