The Skinners Kent Academy Sandown Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4PY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior Notification for installation of a 172.8kWp solar PV system Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Notification for prior approval Part 14
- Postcode
- TN2 4PY
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sherwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LASER Energy
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 26 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 27 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.
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-14983901
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14983901
- Comments by
- 7 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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