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Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club, Frant Road, And Land Off Bayham Road, Tunbridge Wells, And Chase Farm, Frant Road, Frant

WD/2025/2241/MAJMajor Application - FullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

FULL PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF 184 NO. DWELLINGS, WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LANDSCAPING, OPEN SPACE, BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN, SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED EARTHWORKS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB AND LAND OFF BAYHAM ROAD WITH THE PROVISION OF NEW VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSES FROM FRANT ROAD AND BAYHAM ROAD, AND THE RELOCATION AND ERECTION OF A NEW RUGBY CLUBHOUSE WITH PARKING AND STORAGE FACILITY, WITH 1 NO. 3G ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCH, 3 NO. SENIOR RUGBY PITCHES, 2 NO. JUNIOR AND MINIS RUGBY PITCHES, THE ERECTION OF A NEW CRICKET PAVILION, 2 NO. CRICKET PITCHES AND 5 NO. PADEL COURTS, WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING, LANDSCAPING, BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN, FLOODLIGHTING, AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND EARTHWORKS WITH NEW ACCESS FROM BUNNY LANE AT CHASE FARM (WITH A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS OFF BAYHAM ROAD, A PEDESTRIAN ACCESS OFF FRANT ROAD, AND BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT/AMENITY AREA WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS BOROUGH COUNCIL).

Received
29 September 2025
Decision due
15 May 2026
Ward
Frant & Wadhurst
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target15 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at TUNBRIDGE WELLS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, FRANT ROAD, AND LAND OFF BAYHAM ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, AND CHASE FARM, FRANT ROAD, FRANT. Wealden has handled 5,916 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Frant & Wadhurst.

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Application details

Application type
Major Application - Full
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
184
Parish
Frant

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2025
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
25 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Old Laundry Green Street Green Road Longfield Dartford Kent DA2 8EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
189 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
12 April 2026
Site notice start
25 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
813

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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

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