Old Oak Stables Bentham Hill Stockland Green Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TJ
Approved on 16 June 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Single-storey extension; alterations to fenestration; addition of pergola; removal of porch; associated alterations
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Agent
- Sharpe Architecture
- ReceivedReceived1 May
- ValidatedValidated6 May
- Consult.Consultation2 Jun
- TargetTarget Date1 Jul
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a porch at Old Oak Stables Bentham Hill Stockland Green Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TJ. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. There have been 2 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 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 0TJ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 2 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Sharpe Architecture
- Architect profile
- SHARPE ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 23 Stone Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN1 2QU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 June 2026
- Site notice start
- 14 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 4 June 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14903101
- Documents
- 19
- Constraints
- 19
Site constraints
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.
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Associated applications
- 202619 Aug
Variation of condition 2 of 26/00984/FULL
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202427 Nov
TREES: YEW (T1) - Fell & replace with heavy standard or standards.
ApprovedTree Preservation Order24/03000/TPO - 202316 May
TREES: YEW - Reduce height by 3m and 1m laterally
ApprovedTree Preservation Order23/01298/TPO - 201620 May
Non Material Amendment to reduce roof pitch to 38 degrees and eaves height raised by 500mm.
RefusedNon-material amendment16/504542/NMAMD - 201628 Apr
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 5 - Statement of Arboricultural supervision and phasing of works…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/503735/SUB - 20152 Dec
Detached garage/garden store with room in roof space.
ApprovedFull Application15/510025/FULL
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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