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4 Rectory Drive Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UN

17/02151/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 August 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of an ancillary granny annexe

Received
27 June 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
  1. Received27 Jun
  2. Validated28 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Aug
  5. Decided14 Aug

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 4 Rectory Drive Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UN. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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 0UN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 June 2017
Consultation expiry
26 July 2017
Target decision date
23 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
F.A.O. Mr Chris Moore Clarendon House 42 Clarence Street Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 3PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
5 July 2017
Site notice end
26 July 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06184826
Documents
13
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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Associated applications

  1. 2018
    5 Jul

    Non Material Amendment in relation to 17/02151/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment18/02138/NMAMD
  2. 2017
    27 Jun

    Erection of an ancillary granny annexe

    This applicationApprovedFull17/02151/FULL

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