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The Paddocks Etherington Hill Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TN

23/01494/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 27 July 2023

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey side extension, addition of first floor and alterations to fenestration

Received
5 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
TT Architecture Ltd
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at The Paddocks Etherington Hill Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TN. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,126 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 0TN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Speldhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2023
Consultation expiry
11 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
TT Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
TT ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
The Cottage Bentham Hill TN3 0TJ

Publicity

Site notice start
20 June 2023
Site notice end
11 July 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12207729
Documents
12
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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