Site Of Leonards And Land To The Rear Of The Royal Oak PH Mercers Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent
Approved on 22 September 2005
Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee
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Proposal
Construction of semi-detached, detached, terraced and flats. Conversion and extension of Leonards to flats.
- Received
- 21 February 2005
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Ward
- Hawkhurst & Sandhurst
- ReceivedReceived21 Feb
- ValidatedValidated24 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Apr
- DecidedDecided22 Sep
Decided in 210 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Site Of Leonards And Land To The Rear Of The Royal Oak PH Mercers Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 213 days, 23 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address.
96% of full applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Major Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 February 2005
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2005
- Target decision date
- 21 April 2005
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 March 2005
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 March 2005
Additional information
- Documents
- 40
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202228 Sep
Tree in Conservation Area Notification - SYCAMORE (G1) - fell to ground level
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/02902/TCA - 200611 Apr
Leonards - Alterations to existing roof to create additional accommodation and a further single storey…
WithdrawnFull Application06/01087/FUL - 200615 Mar
Details of samples pursuant to Condition 2 of TW/05/00472
ApprovedDischarge of conditions06/00969/SUB - 200623 Jan
Contaminated land assessment report pursuant to Condition 13 of TW/05/00472
ApprovedDischarge of conditions06/00352/SUB - 200418 Aug
Construction of 2 semi-detached, 1 detached, 4 terrace and 1 flat, conversion and extension of Leonards to…
WithdrawnMajor Full Application04/02215/FULMJ
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