Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ Data via plota.co.uk
26/01054/TWORK - Telecommunication Work
Refused
Proposal
Telecommunications Notification - installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
11 May 2026
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Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
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Refused on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 6
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bidborough Court, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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- 1 mBidborough CourtGrade II
- 16 mTerrace Walls and Balustrades South and West of Bidborough CourtGrade II
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 75 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Bidborough built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Telecommunication Work
- Postcode
- TN3 0XJ
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Objections
- Decision date
- 28 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 10 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 27 for prior approvals. Refused, as 15% of prior approvals here are.
This one17d
Council27d
UK34d
99%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
87decided in the last year
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 8 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 3 - (Materials and Finish Details) of 24/0…
2024
Approved
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 3 - (Materials and Finish Details) of 24/0…
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of sash windows with timber sashes
2024
Approved
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of sash windows with timber sashes
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Little Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of leisure building for gym & changi…
2025
Approved
Little Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of leisure building for gym & changi…
2025
Approved
Callenders Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of detached outbuilding to enclose e…
2025
Approved
Callenders Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of detached outbuilding to enclose e…
2024
Approved
Apartment 8 Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Installation of sliding doors and full height windows to replace existing timber doors an…
2024
Approved
Apartment 8 Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Installation of sliding doors and full height windows to replace existing timber doors an…
2024
Approved
Apartment 8 Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Listed Building Consent - Installation of sliding doors and full height windows to replac…
2024
Approved
Apartment 8 Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Listed Building Consent - Installation of sliding doors and full height windows to replac…
2022
Approved
Apartment 2 Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Listed Building Consent - Replace the sliding sash windows on rear of the apartment
2021
Approved
Site Of Wheelers Yard Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 10 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) and Condi…
2019
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (surfacing materials), 5 (sample panel…
2019
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (surfacing materials), 5 (sample panel…
2019
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 4 (Various Details) of 18/02812/FULL (Vari…
2019
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 4 (Various Details) of 18/02812/FULL (Vari…
2020
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Proposed open cart barn structure to cover 6 parking spaces.
2018
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 17/01387/FULL (Demolition of existing buildi…
2018
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of 17/01387/FULL (Demolition of existing buildi…
2017
Approved
Former Four Winds Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent
Demolition of existing buildings and the construction of nine dwellings - a terrace of 4…
2016
Refused
Little Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Royal Tunbridge Wells TN3 0XJ
New driveway entrance to property.
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Tunbridge Wells decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #63 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #26 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #32 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,178
Total decisions
83 refused in the year to March 2026
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