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Queens Head Hotel Rye Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4EY

23/02065/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 November 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Replacement of three dilapidated sheds to flat roofed timber outbuilding (retrospective)

Received
1 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hawkhurst & Sandhurst
  1. Received1 Aug
  2. Validated20 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Nov

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Queens Head Hotel Rye Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4EY. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 717 applications in total for the TN18 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
TN18 4EY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hawkhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 September 2023
Consultation expiry
20 October 2023

Publicity

Last advertised
29 September 2023
Advertisement expiry
20 October 2023
Site notice start
29 September 2023
Site notice end
20 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12346016
Documents
15
Constraints
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: The Queen'S HotelOn this site · +1 more
  • 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, 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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    1 Aug

    Replacement of three dilapidated sheds to flat roofed timber outbuilding (retrospective)

    This applicationApprovedFull23/02065/FULL
  2. 2023
    1 Aug

    EIA Screening Opinion - Replacement of three dilapidated sheds to flat roofed timber outbuilding…

    ApprovedEIA Screening OpinionRelated23/02563/ENVSCR

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    3 May

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: SYCAMORE X6 (G2) - Remove

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area19/01426/TCA
  2. 2019
    3 May

    Trees: LIME (T1) - Lift canopy to 5 metres

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order19/01239/TPO
  3. 2019
    17 Apr

    Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 2 (Structural, Lighting, Wall and Stair Details) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/01072/SUB
  4. 2018
    28 Aug

    Refurbishment of the first floor and construction of a small roof extension to accommodate more bedrooms for…

    ApprovedFull Application18/02717/FULL
  5. 2018
    27 Aug

    Listed Building Consent - Refurbishment of the first floor and construction of a small roof extension to…

    ApprovedListed building consent18/02718/LBC
  6. 2005
    20 Jul

    Advertisement - temporary vinyl banner

    WithdrawnAdvertisement consent05/01847/ADV

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