Fir Bank School Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1BU

15/504730/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 31 July 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of replacement dwelling with addition of subterranean level and integrated garage

Received: 8 June 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
Agent: Young Architecture

ReceivedReceived8 Jun
ValidatedValidated8 Jun
Consult.Consultation27 Jul
TargetTarget Date3 Aug
DecidedDecided31 Jul

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Fir Bank School Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1BU. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,133 applications in total for the TN17 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: TN17 1BU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Goudhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 June 2015
Consultation expiry: 27 July 2015
Consultation start: 13 July 2015
Consultation end: 27 July 2015
Neighbour consultation start: 13 July 2015
Neighbour consultation end: 27 July 2015
Target decision date: 3 August 2015
Permission expires: 31 July 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent: Young Architecture
Architect profile: YOUNG ARCHITECTURE LTD.
Agent address: Calverley House 55 Calverley Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2TU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 22 June 2015
Site notice end: 13 July 2015

Additional information

Documents: 29
Constraints: 7

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.

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Source: Tunbridge Wells

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