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25 - 31 High Street Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4PH

23/01107/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 21 August 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of rear derelict store, Erection of 1 no. single storey 2 beds dwelling, Alteration of fenestration to the main buildings

Received
26 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pembury
Agent
John Stebbing Architects Ltd
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated17 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Aug

Decided in 96 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 25 - 31 High Street Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4PH. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 117 days, 9 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,577 applications in total for the TN2 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
TN2 4PH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pembury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 May 2023
Consultation expiry
19 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
John Stebbing Architects Ltd
Architect profile
JOHN STEBBING ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Unit 2B Barton Road Trading Estate Barton Road Bury St Edmunds IP32 7BE

Publicity

Last advertised
26 May 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 June 2023
Site notice start
18 May 2023
Site notice end
19 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12118108
Documents
27
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    22 Apr

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Implementation of planning permission 23/01107/FULL

    ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Existing)Related26/00900/LDCEX
  2. 2023
    26 Apr

    Demolition of rear derelict store, Erection of 1 no. single storey 2 beds dwelling, Alteration of…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/01107/FULL

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