2 Rectory Drive Bidborough Tunbridge Wells TN3 0UL
Approved on 22 March 2017
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Single storey side & rear extension; gable to hip and new patio doors to side (south) elevation
- Received
- 24 January 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Speldhurst & Bidborough
- ReceivedReceived24 Jan
- ValidatedValidated1 Feb
- Consult.Consultation24 Feb
- TargetTarget Date29 Mar
- DecidedDecided22 Mar
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 2 Rectory Drive Bidborough Tunbridge Wells TN3 0UL. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,125 applications in total for the TN3 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
- TN3 0UL
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 February 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 10 March 2017
- Consultation start
- 3 February 2017
- Consultation end
- 24 February 2017
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 February 2017
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 February 2017
- Target decision date
- 29 March 2017
- Permission expires
- 22 March 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- F.A.O. Mr Jeremy Arnold Hayesdown Withyham Road Groombridge Tunbridge Wells TN3 9QP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 17 February 2017
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 March 2017
- Site notice start
- 13 February 2017
- Site notice end
- 6 March 2017
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05775873
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (21)
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, National Landscapes, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20205 Nov
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: LARGE MATURE OAK (T1) - Reduce crown by approx 2m overall back to…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area20/03264/TCA - 201710 Nov
Tree in a Conservation Area Notification: Mid-Mature SYCAMORE (T1) - Fell in sections to coppice; HOLLY (T2)…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area17/03784/TCA - 201626 Sep
T1 (Holly) - Reduce height to clear BT linesT2 (Oak) - Reduce crown by approx 25%, ensuring all cuts are made…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area16/06723/TCA
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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