Ashurst Park Care Centre Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0RD Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/02092/SUB
Admin / procedural
Council
Tunbridge Wells 8.7/10
Date received
3 Sept 2025
Date validated
5 Sept 2025
Postcode
TN3 0RD

Description

Submission of Details in relation to Condition 8 - (Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan); Condition 9 - (Biodiversity Enhancement); Condition 10 - (partial discharge excluding closure report) (Recording & remediation of ground gas) of Data via plota.co.uk

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

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.
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High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 49 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area3,360 m² (36,167 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Hospitals and Care Homes
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Nearby new applications

12 Oct 2026Pending

Ashurst Park Care Centre Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0RD

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Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 24/0226…
25/02695/BNG
2025 Approved
Submission of details in relation to Condition 12 - (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of 24/02264/…
25/02335/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 24/0226…
25/02695/BNG
2025 Approved
Submission of details in relation to Condition 12 - (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of 24/02264/…
25/02335/SUB
2024 Approved
Extensions including two-storey side & partial rear extension; additional parking spaces
24/02264/FULL
2024 Approved
Extensions including two-storey side & partial rear extension; additional parking spaces
24/02264/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0RD
Prior Notification for installation of roof mounted solar array (218 No PV solar panels w…
24/00941/ADJ
2024 Approved
Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0RD
Prior Notification for installation of roof mounted solar array (218 No PV solar panels w…
24/00941/ADJ
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.