Unit 4B The Fountains Retail Park Dowding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3FB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02103/SUB - Submission of Details Approved

Proposal

Submission of details for condition 4 (ancillary cafe location) of 26/00978/FULL Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
24 Sept 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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
Local nature reserve 396 m away: Barnett's Wood; Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells built-up area; National landscape 481 m away: High Weald.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Submission of Details
Postcode
TN2 3FB
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Sherwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iceni Projects

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15241498
Planning Portal ref
PP-15241498
Statutory expiry
19 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

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