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26/01615/PN14J - Notification for prior approval Part 14 Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification for installation of a 230kWp solar PV System for design and external appearance, and glare on occupiers of neighbouring land Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 04:59

Application progress

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Received

17 Jul 2026

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Validated

21 Jul 2026

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Consultation

4 Aug 2026

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Approved

4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Environmental Protection(FULL) Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

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 ↗

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 Paddock Wood built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Notification for prior approval Part 14
Postcode: TN12 6UT
Received: 17 Jul 2026
Validated: 21 Jul 2026
Ward: Paddock Wood
Parish: Paddock Wood Town Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Sept 2026
Decision: Prior Approval Granted
Decision date: 4 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Electron Green

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 4 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 49 for prior approvals. Approved, as 67% of prior approvals here are.

This one45d

Council49d

UK37d

95%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

41decided 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

Alt. reference: PP-15075247
Comments by: 11 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Aug 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