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26/01233/HYBRID - Hybrid Applications Awaiting decision

Proposal

Hybrid Planning Application - Full Application for 272 dwellings and access from Badsell Road and Maidstone Road. Outline Application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale reserved) for approximately 248 dwellings , inclusive of associated infrastructure including a local centre, play areas, network of new roads, surface water drainage features, car and cycle parking, open space and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Consultation
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 128.

The consultation period closed on 20 Jul 2026.

Documents 30

Consultation & comments 28

PDF Environmental Protection Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF TWBC Conservation Officer Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Kent Fire & Rescue Service Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Capel Parish Council Parish Comments · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Environment Agency Comments Consultee Comment · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 28 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Southern Water Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix Southern Water Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic England Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic England Guidelines 2021 Consultee Comment · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF High Weald National Landscape Partnership Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 21 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Southern Water Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix Southern Water Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF UK Power Networks Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Kent Police Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Forestry Commission Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Sport England Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Paddock Wood 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
Not green belt · 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

Application type
Hybrid Applications
Postcode
TN12 6FZ
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Pembury And Capel
Parish
Capel Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 128, past the statutory target. 91% of commercial and major works in Tunbridge Wells are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12837 days past the 91-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14892515
Planning Portal ref
PP-14892515
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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. View full council performance
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