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Showfields Estate Showfields Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

22/01576/FULLFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Demolition of 110 existing residential units and existing garages and construction of 146 new residential units (Use Class C3) with associated vehicular and pedestrian access, car parking, cycle parking, refuse storage and other associated works including servicing and landscaping, works to public highways, public realm improvements and a new sub-station

Received
23 May 2022
Decided
28 February 2024 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Broadwater
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
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  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 390 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Tunbridge Wells96% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at Showfields Estate Showfields Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,960 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 646 days, 83 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 21 other applications at this address.

Application Details

Reference
22/01576/FULL
Address
Showfields Estate Showfields Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
146
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Broadwater

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Frankham Projects
Agent Address
Irene House 7B Five Arches Business Park Maidstone Road Sidcup DA14 5AE

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 May 2022
Consultation Expiry
22 July 2022
Date Decided
28 February 2024
Date Validated
3 February 2023
Date Submitted
23 May 2022

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Committee Decision

Publicity

Last Advertised
1 July 2022
Advertisement Expiry
22 July 2022
Site Notice Start
23 June 2022
Site Notice End
22 July 2022

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Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11090196
Documents
177
Constraints
21
Coordinates
51.121902, 0.248999
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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  1. 2025
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  2. 2024
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    Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 22/01576/FULL

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  3. 2024
    2 Dec

    Part-submission of Details in relation to Condition 3a - (Materials to be used for final surfacing)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/03045/SUB
  4. 2024
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    Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 16.1 - (Details of land quality risk assessment) &…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02950/SUB
  5. 2024
    15 Nov

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 12 - (EV Charging Details) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02901/SUB
  6. 2024
    15 Nov

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 24 - (details of security measures) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02902/SUB
  7. 2024
    14 Nov

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 29 - (Travel Plan) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02893/SUB
  8. 2024
    9 Oct

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment24/02621/NMAMD
  9. 2024
    28 Aug

    Submission of Details in relation to Conditions 6 - (Tree Protection Plan) and 7 - (Tree Protection) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02209/SUB
  10. 2024
    20 Aug

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 23 - (Sewer Protection) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02173/SUB
  11. 2024
    6 Aug

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 15 (Construction Practice Code) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02045/SUB
  12. 2024
    17 Jul

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 17 (High Speed Fibre Optic) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01872/SUB
  13. 2024
    27 Mar

    Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 9 (Drainage) of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00888/SUB
  14. 2024
    19 Mar

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 31 - Overlooking scheme of 22/01576/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00787/SUB
  15. 2022
    23 May

    Demolition of 110 existing residential units and existing garages and construction of 146 new residential…

    This applicationApprovedFull22/01576/FULL

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

  • 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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