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Hawkhurst Primary School Western Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4BN

03/00855/FULMJMajor Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 9 December 2003

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of school and outbuildings; Erection of three terraces of three dwellings each and a semi-detached pair of dwellings (11 dwellings); access and 22 parking spaces: 11 garden sheds and associated works

Received
4 April 2003
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Hawkhurst & Sandhurst
  1. Received4 Apr
  2. Validated4 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Dec

Decided in 249 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Hawkhurst Primary School Western Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4BN. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 249 days, 28 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 717 applications in total for the TN18 postcode area.

96% of full applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN18 4BN
Application type
Major Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Hawkhurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 April 2003
Consultation expiry
9 May 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Ridgers Barn Eridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9HA

Publicity

Last advertised
18 April 2003
Advertisement expiry
9 May 2003
Site notice start
17 April 2003
Site notice end
8 May 2003

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

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.

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Source: Tunbridge Wells

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