Planning application
Gas Holder Site Sandhurst Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
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Proposal
Outline (All matters reserved except access) - Erection of up to 90 dwellings with associated access routes, parking, open space and amenity areas.
As published by the council, reference 25/02259/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02259/OUT
- Type
- Outline Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sherwood
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/00565/HAZ Decided
Gas Holder Site Sandhurst Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Hazardous Substance Consent - Revocation of previous consents 92/06002/HAZ, 00/00696/HAZ, 00/00697/HAZ & 01/00829/HAZ.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
J Murphy & Sons Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1951 · London
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
123 documents on file for this application
- Committee Report 21.10.2026
- Committee Report 21.10.2026
- TWBC Housing officer
- Agent supporting email
- Applicant's supporting comments
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Agent's affordable housing statement
- DSP's follow up viability email
- MWA's viability review
- Design Codes Principles Rev. A
- HSE follow up comments
- KCC Flood & Water Management
- Environment Agency Comments
- Environment Agency
- KCC Highways Comments
- Independent assessor's follow up comments
- Applicant's Transport Consultant email to KCC Highways dated 20.03.26
- Proposed Development Access
- Response from the applicant's consultant WSP to EA comments
- Response to EA comments from the applicant's consultant
- Technical Note - Surface Water Drainage
- KCC Ecology Advice
- KCC Highways Comments
- Technical Note - Ecology dated 11.02.26 in response to KCC Ecology Advice
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Addendum to Transport Assessment Jan 2026
- Ecological Technical Note
- KCC Contributions
- KCC Contributions
- KCC Contributions
- KCC Contributions
- KCC Contributions
- KCC Contributions
- Health and Safety Executive final outcome
- Agent's ecologist's response to KCC Ecologist's comments 18/11/2025
- KCC Ecology Advice
- . G Perham(FULL)
- Mark Godsalve
- TWBC Client Services
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- KCC Highways Comments
- Alastair Tod - Civic Society
- KCC Flood & Water Management
- Network Rail Southern Comments
- Network Rail Southern Comments - Informatives
- Environment Agency Comments
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- KCC Minerals and Waste
- T Davey
- Environmental Protection(FULL)
- Kent Fire & Rescue Service
- Mr Darren Lepper(FULL)
- NHS Kent & Medway Primary Care
- SGN Comments - Appendix 1 - Map
- SGN Comments - Appendix 2 - Map Key
- SGN Comments - Appendix 3 - What's Below
- SGN Comments - Appendix 4 - Dig Safely
- SGN Comments - Appendix 5 - Valve Safety Advice
- SGN Comments
- Zayo Group UK Ltd - Plan
- Zayo Group UK Ltd - Guide to Excavation
- Zayo Group UK Ltd Comments
- UK Power Networks - Appendix 1 - Map
- UK Power Networks Comments
- UK Power Networks - Appendix 2 - Excavation Leaflet
- UK Power Networks - Appendix 3 - South of England
- UK Power Networks Email
- ESP Utilities Group Ltd - Guidelines
- ESP Utilities Group Ltd - Plan
- ESP Utilities Group - Comments
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- . Kent Police
- TWBC Parking Services Comments
- Covering Letter
- Planning Statement
- Development Specification
- Tree Survey & Arboriculture Impact Statement
- Illustrative Masterplan
- Application Form Redacted
- BNG Metric
- Design & Access Statement Pt1
- Design & Access Statement Pt3
- Illustrative Section BB
- Illustrative Section CC
- Parameter Plan - Developable Area & Land Use
- Parameter Plan - Vehicular Route Hierarchy
- Parameter Plan - Access & Movement
- Parameter Plan - Phasing
- Parameter Plan - Max Building Line & Heights
- Parameter Plan - Demolition & Remediation
- Parameter Plan - Temporary Landscape Margin
- Site Location Plan
- Existing Site Plan
- Technical Note Pt1
- Technical Note Pt2
- Technical Note Pt3
- Technical Note Pt4
- Technical Note Pt5
- Technical Note Pt6
- Technical Note Pt7
- Technical Note Pt8
- Energy & Sustainability Statement
- Transport Assessment
- Travel Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Statement of Community Engagement
- BNG Technical Note
- Reptile Survey Report
- Ecological Appraisal
- Daylight & Sunlight Assessment
- Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing Assessment
- Environmental Noise Assessment
- Air Quality Assessment
- Access Plan
- Parameter Plan - Levels
- Illustrative Section AA
- Illustrative Section DD
- Viability Report
- Design & Access Statement Pt2
- Flood Risk Assessment
- Development Specification
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided outline applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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