Cornford Court Cornford Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QX

23/03419/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 12 September 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing single storey structure and erection of a part two/part three storey Assisted Living unit (use C2) comprising of 69 two-bedroom suites along with a Gym, Community Room and Hydrotherapy Pool along with associated car parking, landscaping and alterations to site levels

Received: 15 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Pembury
Agent: Carless & Adams Ltd

ReceivedReceived15 Dec
ValidatedValidated9 Jan
Consult.Consultation6 May
TargetTarget Date9 Apr
DecidedDecided12 Sep

Decided in 247 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Cornford Court Cornford Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QX. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 272 days, 32 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 11 other applications at this address. We hold 1,580 applications in total for the TN2 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: TN2 4QX
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Pembury Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 6 May 2024
Consultation end: 6 May 2024
Target decision date: 9 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Carless & Adams Ltd
Architect profile: CARLESS & ADAMS LIMITED
Agent address: 6 Progress Business Centre Whittle Parkway Bath Road Slough SL1 6DQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 February 2024
Advertisement expiry: 23 February 2024
Site notice start: 30 January 2024
Site notice end: 23 February 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12518415
Documents: 93
Constraints: 22

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.

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