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2 Orchard Cottages Ashurst Hill Ashurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9TH

20/02282/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 October 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Single storey rear extension and enlargement of an internal first floor bathroom

Received
14 August 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
Penton Architects
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated28 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 2 Orchard Cottages Ashurst Hill Ashurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9TH. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 3 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 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN3 9TH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Speldhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 August 2020
Consultation expiry
3 October 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Penton Architects
Architect profile
PENTON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Home Farm Cottage Burrswood Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN3 9PY

Publicity

Last advertised
11 September 2020
Advertisement expiry
2 October 2020
Site notice start
22 September 2020
Site notice end
3 October 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08977516
Documents
13
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Orchard CottagesOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    14 Aug

    Single storey rear extension and enlargement of an internal first floor bathroom

    This applicationApprovedFull20/02282/FULL
  2. 2020
    14 Aug

    Listed Building Consent: Single storey rear extension and enlargement of an internal first floor bathroom

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside20/02283/LBC

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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