Dux Farm Buildings, Dux Lane, Plaxtol, TN15 0RB

22/00543/FLMinor planning permissionRefused

Full

Refused on 13 September 2023

Council decision: RefusePlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing commercial buildings and open-sided agricultural building and residential redevelopment of the site, comprising 1 no. single storey detached dwelling & 3 no. detached 2-storey dwellings with associated curtilages, parking and access

Received: 9 March 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: Borough Green And Long Mill

ReceivedReceived9 Mar
ValidatedValidated9 Mar
Consult.Consultation13 Jul
TargetTarget Date4 May
DecidedDecided13 Sep

Decided in 553 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at DUX FARM BUILDINGS, DUX LANE, PLAXTOL, , TN15 0RB. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 553 days, 70 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 2,787 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: TN15 0RB
Application type: Minor planning permission
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Plaxtol
District: Team 2

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 March 2022
Consultation expiry: 19 July 2023
Consultation start: 29 November 2022
Consultation end: 13 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 31 July 2023
Target decision date: 4 May 2022
Committee meeting: 9 August 2023
Application expires: 27 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent address: Mrs Tracey Dixon 51 Bayham Road Tunbridge Wells TN2 5HU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

First advertised: 22 June 2023
Last advertised: 22 June 2023
Advertisement expiry: 13 July 2023
Site notice start: 21 June 2023
Site notice end: 19 July 2023

Appeal

Appeal type: Written Representations
Appeal date: 24 November 2023
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed
Appeal decision date: 24 June 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11086476
UPRN: 200000969814
Documents: 111

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Barn 30 Yards to the East of Dux FarmhouseOn or next to this site
Green belt: Tonbridge and Malling
National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

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