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Land Adjoining Pax Cottage Stockland Green Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent

21/04144/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 16 February 2022

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing garages, erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with associated access and landscaping

Received
16 December 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
Willow Planning Ltd
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land Adjoining Pax Cottage Stockland Green Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Speldhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2021
Consultation expiry
11 February 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Willow Planning Ltd
Agent address
8 The Orpines Wateringbury ME18 5BP United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
21 January 2022
Advertisement expiry
11 February 2022
Site notice start
14 January 2022
Site notice end
11 February 2022

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed and or Notice Upheld

Appeal history

3300771
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 August 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10482234
Documents
40
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (19)

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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    16 Dec

    Demolition of existing garages, erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with associated access and…

    This applicationRefusedFull21/04144/FULL
  2. 2021
    16 Dec

    EIA Screening Opinion - Demolition of existing garages, erection of a single storey dwellinghouse with…

    ApprovedEIA Screening OpinionRelated22/00136/ENVSCR

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    1 May

    Outline (Landscaping Reserved) - Demolition of existing pre-fab garage block & replacement with Oak framed…

    ApprovedOutline Application20/01223/OUT
  2. 2020
    1 May

    EIA Screening Opinion - Outline (Landscaping Reserved) - Demolition of existing pre-fab garage block &…

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion20/01308/ENVSCR
  3. 2019
    29 Oct

    Outline (Landscaping reserved) - Demolition of existing block of 3 garages & replacement with 3-bay oak…

    ApprovedOutline Application19/03115/OUT
  4. 2019
    29 Oct

    EIA Screening Opinion - Outline (Landscaping reserved) - Demolition of existing block of 3 garages &…

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion19/03165/ENVSCR
  5. 2019
    8 Aug

    Conversion of existing lock up garages to dwelling, including extension

    WithdrawnFull Application19/02237/FULL
  6. 2019
    23 Jan

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Car parking on hard standing & storage within 3 x lock up units

    ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Existing)19/00189/LDCEX

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