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Land To The North West Of Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent

25/02551/OUTOutline ApplicationAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for up to 770 dwellings, 3no. Gypsy/Traveller pitches, a local centre (up to 700 sqm of Class E (a) to (f) inclusive, uses), a primary school, safeguarded land for a secondary school, outdoor sports provision, public open space, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

Received
21 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pembury And Capel
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land To The North West Of Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 511 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Pembury And Capel.

89% of outline 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

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
770
Parish
Capel Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 November 2025
Consultation expiry
7 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Stantec
Agent address
2 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent, ME19 4AQ

Publicity

Last advertised
12 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
2 January 2026
Site notice start
5 December 2025
Site notice end
7 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14070113
Documents
275
Constraints
40

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site

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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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© 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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