High View Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BG

23/00989/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 20 September 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling, Construction of replacement dwelling with solar panels and associated landscaping (Part Retrospective)

Received: 13 April 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Brenchley & Horsmonden
Agent: MSD Architects

ReceivedReceived13 Apr
ValidatedValidated26 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided20 Sep

Decided in 147 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at High View Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BG. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 160 days, 15 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.

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

Postcode: TN12 8BG
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Horsmonden Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 April 2023
Consultation expiry: 26 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: MSD Architects
Architect profile: MSD ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: 1 Mount Pleasant Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent, TN12 6AH

Publicity

Last advertised: 5 May 2023
Advertisement expiry: 26 May 2023
Site notice start: 3 May 2023
Site notice end: 24 May 2023

Additional information

Documents: 64
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: North LodgeOn or next to this 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, 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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