Laurel Bank Etherington Hill Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TN
Approved on 7 September 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Addition of dormer windows, rooflights to main house and garage; outdoor terrace, alterations to fenestration, roof & chimney; conversion of garage to annexe and associated alterations
- Received
- 9 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Agent
- TT Architecture
- ReceivedReceived9 Jul
- ValidatedValidated14 Jul
- Consult.Consultation5 Aug
- TargetTarget Date8 Sep
- DecidedDecided7 Sep
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Laurel Bank Etherington Hill Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TN. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 11 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Rusthall And Speldhurst. 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 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN3 0TN
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 6 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 5 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 8 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- TT Architecture
- Architect profile
- TT ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- The Cottage Stockland Green Road Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN3 0TN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 16 July 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 August 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15070715
- Documents
- 16
- Constraints
- 11
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.
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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