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St Johns Methodist Church Vale Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0QH

23/02976/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 May 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing vacated Methodist church and ancillary residential/office accommodation and the erection of seven townhouses & one 1 bedroom flat over new carport

Received
2 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Southborough North
Agent
Ronald Fender Designs
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated15 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 183 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at St Johns Methodist Church Vale Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0QH. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 196 days, 21 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 486 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 0QH
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Southborough Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 November 2023
Consultation expiry
15 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ronald Fender Designs
Agent address
4 Epicurus House Akehurst Lane Sevenoaks Kent, TN13 1JN

Publicity

Last advertised
24 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
15 December 2023
Site notice start
24 November 2023
Site notice end
15 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12567036
Documents
69
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: St Johns Methodist Church Vale Road, Southborough, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0QHRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 Oct

    Submission of details for conditions 4 (landscaping) and 9 (external lighting) of 23/02976/FULL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/02252/SUB
  2. 2026
    8 Jun

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/02976/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/01260/NMAMD
  3. 2026
    22 Apr

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 7 - (Renewable technologies); Condition 14 - (Noise levels)…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/00895/SUB
  4. 2026
    19 Mar

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/02976/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/00637/NMAMD
  5. 2024
    26 Jun

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/02976/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment24/01692/NMAMD
  6. 2023
    2 Nov

    Proposed demolition of existing vacated Methodist church and ancillary residential/office accommodation and…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/02976/FULL

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