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

15/508136/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 December 2015

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

New click and collect customer collection facility.

Received
6 October 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadwater
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.2 Nov
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided1 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application 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 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. 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
6 October 2015
Consultation expiry
13 November 2015
Consultation start
12 October 2015
Consultation end
2 November 2015
Neighbour consultation start
12 October 2015
Neighbour consultation end
2 November 2015
Target decision date
1 December 2015
Permission expires
1 December 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
23 Blythswood Square Glasgow G2 4BG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 October 2015
Advertisement expiry
13 November 2015
Site notice start
15 October 2015
Site notice end
5 November 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04540812
Documents
18
Constraints
6

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    29 Jun

    TREES: T1 Oak - Sever Ivy and reduce the crown by reducing the length of the re-growth by a maximum of 2m…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order22/01950/TPO
  2. 2015
    7 Sep

    Advertisement - Construction of a new retail concession pod and associated signage to the front of the…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent15/507346/ADV
  3. 2015
    7 Sep

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

    ApprovedFull Application15/507329/FULL
  4. 2014
    15 Aug

    TREES - Overhanging Common Ash tree at rear of 18b Linden Gardens to be cut back due to loss of light.

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order14/503302/TPO
  5. 2014
    9 Jul

    Remove and clear fallen and damaged branches. Re-coppicing of under planted species including willow, hazel…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order14/501618/TPO

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