Bassetts Farm Goudhurst Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8AS

15/505340/OUTOutline ApplicationPermitted

Outline / PiP

Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of existing buildings (with the exception of the building at the corner of access road) and for the erection of up to 30 dwellings (Point of Access to site not reserved).

Received: 2 July 2015
Decided: 5 January 2017 · Application Permitted
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Brenchley & Horsmonden

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedReceived2 Jul
ValidatedValidated6 Jul
Consult.Consultation13 Jul
TargetTarget Date5 Oct
DecidedDecided5 Jan

Decided in 549 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Tunbridge Wells89% of outline applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an outline application for demolition at Bassetts Farm Goudhurst Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8AS. Tunbridge Wells has handled 511 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 553 days, 72 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 24 other applications at this address. We hold 1,107 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

15/505340/OUT

Address

Bassetts Farm Goudhurst Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8AS

Postcode

TN12 8AS

Local Authority

Tunbridge Wells

Application Type

Outline Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Decided

Ward

Brenchley & Horsmonden

Parish

Horsmonden Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

FAO Ms Laura Jackson Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road North Maidstone Kent ME14 3EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

2 July 2015

Consultation Expiry

13 July 2016

Target Decision Date

5 October 2015

Date Decided

5 January 2017

Date Validated

6 July 2015

Date Submitted

2 July 2015

Consultation Start

22 June 2016

Consultation End

13 July 2016

Neighbour Consultation Start

22 June 2016

Neighbour Consultation End

28 June 2016

Committee Meeting

29 June 2016

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Permitted

Decided By

Committee Decision

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

24 July 2015

Advertisement Expiry

14 August 2015

Site Notice Start

16 July 2015

Site Notice End

6 August 2015

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-04298039

Documents

174

Constraints

Coordinates

51.137410, 0.437696

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Spring Farmhouse and Railed ForecourtOn or next to this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: Bassetts Farm Goudhurst Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8ASRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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