Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Approved on 12 September 2022
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Installation of two roof lights in rear roof elevation
- Received
- 30 June 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Speldhurst & Bidborough
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated18 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 4 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 1,125 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 0XJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 July 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 26 August 2022
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 5 August 2022
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 August 2022
- Site notice start
- 28 July 2022
- Site notice end
- 18 August 2022
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11364937
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 15
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
- National Landscape (AONB): High WealdPart 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 (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.
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Associated applications
- 202230 Jun
Installation of two roof lights in rear roof elevation
This applicationApprovedFull22/01959/FULL - 202230 Jun
Listed Building Consent: Installation of two roof lights in rear roof elevation
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside22/01960/LBC
Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20212 Mar
Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (Brickwork Sample); 4 (Roof Cladding Details); 5 (Window…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00697/SUB - 201916 Dec
Single storey side extension to east elevation.
ApprovedFull Application19/03564/FULL - 201916 Dec
Listed Building Consent: Single storey side extension to east elevation.
ApprovedListed building consent19/03565/LBC - 201913 May
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 3 (Materials) of 18/03700/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/01315/SUB - 201826 Nov
Erection of a detached oak frame garage
ApprovedFull Application18/03700/FULL - 20187 Sep
Erection of a timber summerhouse.
ApprovedFull Application18/02857/FULL
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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Nearby applications
- Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ21/00697/SUB · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ22/01960/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ19/03564/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ19/03565/LBC · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ18/03700/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for roofing near this site- Domestic Repair ServicesElectrician0.8 mi
- Window Express UK LtdWindow & Door Installer1.2 mi
- O'Briens Electrical Services LtdElectrician1.2 mi
- GainsburyElectrician1.2 mi
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