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Arthur Nicolson Recreation Ground Spring Lane Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent

20/02971/FULLFull ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 27 January 2021

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing clubhouse; Construction of new clubhouse with associated dedicated car park and small play area

Received
8 October 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
Sports Clubhouses Ltd
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated24 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Jan

Decided in 64 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Arthur Nicolson Recreation Ground Spring Lane Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 111 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 November 2020
Consultation expiry
29 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sports Clubhouses Ltd
Agent address
182 Brighton Road Coulsdon Surrey CR5 2NH

Publicity

Last advertised
4 December 2020
Advertisement expiry
25 December 2020
Site notice start
30 November 2020
Site notice end
29 December 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08997088
Documents
283
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Tunbridge WellsPart of the site
  • 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, 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

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    4 Jul

    Single storey side and rear extension to existing pavilion

    ApprovedFull Application16/05736/FULL

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