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Hamilton Court Chilston Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

Granted Tunbridge Wells 22/02538/APA Outline

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Notification for erection of one additional storey to provide an additional 10 no. dwellinghouses on an existing detached block of flats building including other works proposed (a) engineering operations reasonably necessary to construct the additional storeys and new dwellinghouses (b) works for the replacement of existing plant or installation of additional plant on the roof of the extended building reasonably necessary to service the new dwellinghouses (c) works for the construction of appropriate and safe access to and egress from the new dwellinghouses and existing premises in the building, including means of escape from fire, via additional external doors or external staircases (d) works for the construction of storage, waste or other ancillary facilities reasonably necessary to support the new dwellinghouses. For its prior approval to: (a) transport and highways impacts of the development; (b) air traffic and defence asset impacts of the development; (c) contamination risks in relation to the building; (d) flooding risks in relation to the building; (e ) the external appearance of the building; (f) the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the new dwellinghouses; (g) impact on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises including overlooking, privacy and the loss of light; and (h )whether because of the siting of the building, the development will impact on a protected view identified in the Directions Relating to Protected Vistas dated 15 March 2012(1) issued by the Secretary of State.

As published by the council, reference 22/02538/APA

Application record

Reference
22/02538/APA
Type
Outline
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
Received
22 Aug 2022
Validated
31 Aug 2022
Decided
23 Dec 2022
Ward
Culverden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01591/TPO Decided

    Hamilton Court Chilston Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

    TREES: Conifer x2 (G1) - To reduce in height by 4m and shape top and edges accordingly, trimming side to tidy, trim harder down access stairs to garages and trim back from garages to give 0.5m clearance.

    Submitted 15 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2022

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 31 Aug 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2022

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Castlemere Developments Agent, a developer registered in Windsor

Active · incorporated 2017 · Windsor

4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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57 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 23 December 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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