Abrahams Franks Hollow Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0UB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02178/FULL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Construction of shelter and pool Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 11:52

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 1

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

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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £800,000 in August 2013. Detached house, freehold.

22 August 2013£800,000

3 December 1997£273,000

22 March 1996£166,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TN3 0UB
Received: 1 Oct 2026
Validated: 5 Oct 2026
Ward: Southborough And Bidborough
Parish: Bidborough Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Penton Architects Limited

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides extensions by day 53.

prediction

Day 452 days to the 56-day target

80%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

512decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15243469
Planning Portal ref: PP-15243469
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

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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