The Glen House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP
Refused on 16 August 2023
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Two storey extension to both sides and rear, loft conversion with dormer window and roof replacement, balcony to second floor.
- Received
- 2 June 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Speldhurst & Bidborough
- ReceivedReceived2 Jun
- ValidatedValidated15 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Aug
Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at The Glen House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 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 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN3 0UP
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 June 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 3 August 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Building Drawings
- Agent address
- 124A North Road Hythe CT21 5DY
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 23 June 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 14 July 2023
- Site notice start
- 13 July 2023
- Site notice end
- 3 August 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12206640
- Documents
- 35
- Constraints
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202415 Oct
Two storey extension to the side, rear and porch. Loft conversion with dormer windows, roof replacement and…
ApprovedFull Application24/02665/FULL - 201914 Oct
Demolition of garage (Retrospective)
ApprovedFull Application19/02947/FULL - 201726 May
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: 1 No. Rowan and 1 No. Cherry Blossom - Fell
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area17/01821/TCA
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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