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Gas Holder Site Sandhurst Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

26/00565/HAZHazardous Substances NotificationAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Hazardous Substance Consent - Revocation of previous consents 92/06002/HAZ, 00/00696/HAZ, 00/00697/HAZ & 01/00829/HAZ.

Received
3 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherwood
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Gas Holder Site Sandhurst Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 58 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Sherwood.

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

Application type
Hazardous Substances Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026

Publicity

Site notice start
24 March 2026
Site notice end
14 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
18

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
  • Brownfield land register: Former Gas Works, Sandhurst Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3TQRegister site at or near this address

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.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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