Land Rear Of 1 & 2 North Farm Cottages Dowding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/02140/FULL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of building for Use Class E(c) & E(g) with associated works including new vehicular access Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
25 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 13 Dec 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 174 m away: Southborough Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 460 m away: Barnett's Wood; Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Sherwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 452 days to the 56-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-15224902
Planning Portal ref
PP-15224902
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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. 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