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53 Bidborough Ridge Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0UU

23/01845/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 23 August 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

New entrance gates with planter and incorporated entrance sign

Received
7 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
Made Architects Limited
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 41 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 53 Bidborough Ridge Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0UU. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 484 applications in total for the TN4 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
TN4 0UU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2023
Consultation expiry
11 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Made Architects Limited
Architect profile
MADE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
The Stables 1B Howard Road Reigate RH2 7JE

Publicity

Site notice start
21 July 2023
Site notice end
11 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12297683
Documents
11
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Tunbridge WellsPart 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 (20)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

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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