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The Coach House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP

23/03450/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 15 March 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Alternative scheme to approved 22/00315/FULL - Construction of two-storey extension with single-storey element, increase rear patio area to level throughout, alter existing walls to match appearance of extension, installation of approved bedroom window with different location, removal of existing balcony & installation of full height window, installation of air con unit, timber wall on boundary with reduced patio area (Part-retrospective)

Received
19 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Speldhurst & Bidborough
Agent
Chris Saunders Associates Limited
  1. Received19 Dec
  2. Validated2 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Mar

Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at The Coach House High Street Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UP. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 1,125 applications in total for the TN3 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
TN3 0UP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 January 2024
Consultation expiry
5 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chris Saunders Associates Limited
Architect profile
CHRIS SAUNDERS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
4 Heddon Court Cockfosters Road Barnet EN4 0DE

Publicity

Last advertised
12 January 2024
Advertisement expiry
2 February 2024
Site notice start
20 February 2024
Site notice end
5 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12688599
Documents
49
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    10 Sep

    Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 2(i) - (Location, Plans, Materials and Design) of…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02326/SUB
  2. 2024
    16 May

    Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 2 - Permanent Screening of 24/00505/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01323/SUB
  3. 2024
    30 Apr

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - Permanent Screening Details of 23/03450/FULL

    RefusedDischarge of conditions24/01193/SUB
  4. 2024
    21 Feb

    Raise end of garden with sleeper/steel retaining wall (retrospective)

    ApprovedFull Application24/00505/FULL
  5. 2022
    5 Apr

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Rhododendron and 1 tree reduce by 3 feet

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/01069/TCA

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