The Glen House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP
Approved on 9 January 2020
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of garage (Retrospective)
- Received
- 14 October 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Speldhurst & Bidborough
- ReceivedReceived14 Oct
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date16 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Jan
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Glen House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,126 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 0UP
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 5 January 2020
- Target decision date
- 16 January 2020
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 December 2019
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 January 2020
- Site notice start
- 12 December 2019
- Site notice end
- 5 January 2020
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202415 Oct
Two storey extension to the side, rear and porch. Loft conversion with dormer windows, roof replacement and…
ApprovedFull Application24/02665/FULL - 20232 Jun
Two storey extension to both sides and rear, loft conversion with dormer window and roof replacement, balcony…
RefusedFull Application23/01480/FULL - 201726 May
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: 1 No. Rowan and 1 No. Cherry Blossom - Fell
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area17/01821/TCA
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