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Orchard Business Park Furnace Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent

13/02542/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 21 November 2013

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline application for demolition of existing office building and erection of 4 no. detached houses - access and layout not reserved

Received
2 September 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brenchley & Horsmonden
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.12 Dec
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Orchard Business Park Furnace Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 511 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address.

89% of outline 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

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horsmonden

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2013
Consultation expiry
12 December 2013
Consultation start
21 November 2013
Consultation end
12 December 2013
Neighbour consultation start
21 November 2013
Neighbour consultation end
18 October 2013
Target decision date
21 November 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address
TaD Planning 51 Bayham Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5HU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 October 2013
Site notice end
29 October 2013

Additional information

Documents
22
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (21)

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, National Landscapes, 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

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    20 Dec

    Submission of details in relation to Condition 11 - (Parking) of 16/500471/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/07798/SUB
  2. 2016
    5 Dec

    Two brick piers within the site (Retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Application16/07631/FULL
  3. 2016
    13 Oct

    Conversion of B1 Office to C3 Dwellinghouse; Alterations to internal layout and fenestration

    ApprovedFull Application16/06933/FULL
  4. 2016
    2 Sep

    Submission of details in relation to Condition 10 - External Lighting Details (16/500471/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/06430/SUB
  5. 2016
    21 Jun

    Submission of details following consent 16/500471

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/505323/SUB
  6. 2016
    21 Jan

    Change of use from B1 (offices) to C3 (7 dwellings) to include internal and external alterations.

    ApprovedFull Application16/500471/FULL

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