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48 & 50 Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT

Refused Tunbridge Wells 07/03039/OUTMJ Major Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline (All matters reserved) - Amendment to the TW/06/01411/OUT to construct two blocks of apartments on 48 Whetsted Road each containing four two-bed roomed apartments and two one bed-roomed studio apartments and two blocks of apartments on 50 Whetsted Road to allow for the erection of two blocks each containing four two bed-roomed apartments and two one bed-roomed studio apartments.

As published by the council, reference 07/03039/OUTMJ

Application record

Reference
07/03039/OUTMJ
Type
Major Outline Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
23 Aug 2007
Validated
9 Nov 2007
Decided
8 Feb 2008
Ward
Capel
Parish
Capel
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN12 6RT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Aug 2007

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 9 Nov 2007

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Feb 2008

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

30 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About outline applications

How this application type works

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.

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