Balcombes Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent
Proposal
Erection of C2 Housing with care for the elderly, comprising of 12 x 2 bedroom apartments 7 x 2 bedroom bungalows and 3 x 2 bedroom dwellings. (Revision to 14/506621/FULL).
- Received
- 16 December 2015
- Decided
- 29 April 2016 · Application Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
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- ReceivedReceived16 Dec
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation18 Mar
- TargetTarget Date4 May
- DecidedDecided29 Apr
Decided in 86 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application at Balcombes Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,960 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 135 days, 10 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
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Associated applications
- 201516 Dec
Erection of C2 Housing with care for the elderly, comprising of 12 x 2 bedroom apartments 7 x 2 bedroom…
This applicationRefusedFull15/510395/FULL - 201526 Jan
EIA Screening Opinion - Erection of proposed C2 housing with care for the elderly, consisting of a part 2…
ApprovedEIA Screening OpinionRelated15/500379/ENVSCR - 201418 Dec
Erection of proposed C2 housing with care for the elderly, consisting of a part 2, part 3 storey block of 12…
WithdrawnFull ApplicationPart of14/506621/FULL
Planning constraints
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.
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