Land South Of Mill Court Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01258/FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

New dwelling with associated parking and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 05:18

Application progress

✓

Received

2 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

23 Jun 2026

✓

Consultation

30 Jun 2026

✓

Approved

14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Documents 24

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Four Winds Windmill

List entry 1248949 · 11 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

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70 mMill CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National landscape 74 m away: High Weald

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

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.

Also on the record

Inside the Bidborough built-up area; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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: Full Application
Received: 2 Jun 2026
Validated: 23 Jun 2026
Ward: Southborough And Bidborough
Parish: Bidborough Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Aug 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 14 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 77% of new homes here are.

This one52d

Council54d

UK56d

76%decided within 8 weeks

77%approved

70decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 19 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 30 Jun 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

Land South Of Mill Court Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 24

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 13

Other documents 4

Site constraints 7

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Consultation & key dates