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J Sainsbury Plc Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL

15/507329/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 November 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of a new retail concession pod and associated signage to the front of the existing Sainsbury's store.

Received
7 September 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadwater
  1. Received7 Sep
  2. Validated11 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Nov
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for signage at J Sainsbury Plc Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,577 applications in total for the TN2 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
TN2 5QL
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 September 2015
Consultation expiry
16 October 2015
Target decision date
6 November 2015
Permission expires
6 November 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Gary Morris Ropemaker Court 11-12 Lower Park Row Bristol BS1 5BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
25 September 2015
Site notice end
16 October 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04455603
Documents
10
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Heritage at Risk Register: Royal Tunbridge WellsPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Former Plant and Tool Hire, Eridge Road TN4 8HJRegister 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, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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