Matfield Gate Sophurst Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LH
Approved on 31 August 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/02354/FULL - Reduction in annex size and change from front brick gable to render gable, alterations to fenestration on north elevation and change from brick to render at ground floor, insertion of conservation roof light at second floor level bathroom at ground elevation, removal of chimney from second floor plan and roofline next to proposed rooflight
- Received
- 18 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Brenchley & Horsmonden
- Agent
- Coleman Anderson Architects
- ReceivedReceived18 Jul
- ValidatedValidated24 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Aug
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Matfield Gate Sophurst Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LH. Tunbridge Wells has handled 227 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.
89% of amendment 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 7LH
- Application type
- Non Material Amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Coleman Anderson Architects
- Architect profile
- COLEMAN ANDERSON ARCHITECTS LIMITED
- Agent address
- The Warehouse Culverden Square Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9NZ
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12311899
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
- Ancient woodlandPart 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 (19)
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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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