Bidborough Primary School Spring Lane Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UE

24/02744/COUNTYCounty MattersApproved

Approved on 14 November 2024

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

KCC Consultation - A two classroom replacement building

Received: 25 October 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Southborough And Bidborough

ReceivedReceived25 Oct
ValidatedValidated25 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided14 Nov

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Bidborough Primary School Spring Lane Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UE. Tunbridge Wells has handled 58 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 5 weeks quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Southborough And Bidborough. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN3 postcode area.

96% of all 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 0UE
Application type: County Matters
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bidborough Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 October 2024

Publicity

Site notice start: 29 October 2024

Additional information

Documents: 24
Constraints: 17

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: School House and the Old SchoolOn or next to this site
Green belt: Tunbridge WellsPart of the site
National Landscape (AONB): High WealdPart 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 (18)

flood storage areas, 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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Source: Tunbridge Wells

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