Planning application
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of artificial badger sett
As published by the council, reference 25/02425/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02425/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2SH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 7 applications since 2025: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01434/BNG Awaiting decision
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/02425/FULL
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26/00546/SUB Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (Ecological mitigation & enhancement scheme) of 25/02425/FULL
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26/00487/SUB Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 (Landscaping Scheme) & Condition 6 (Details of Interpretation Panels) of 25/02425/FULL
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26/00267/TCA Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Sawara Cypress (TA) - fell; Irish Yew (TB) - reduce the crown by 50%, including hard pruning back of the sides to clear the path; Variegated Holly (TC) - Light 30% reduction and shape of the crown.
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26/00199/TCA Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Trees in a conservation area notification: Oak (T1) - reduce overall canopy by 2-3m.
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25/02401/NMAMD Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/01324/FULL - Amendment in layout of ice rink, ancillary buildings & change of roof shape
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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20 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01434/BNG Awaiting decision
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/02425/FULL
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26/00546/SUB Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (Ecological mitigation & enhancement scheme) of 25/02425/FULL
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26/00487/SUB Granted
Calverley Grounds Mount Pleasant Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2SH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 (Landscaping Scheme) & Condition 6 (Details of Interpretation Panels) of 25/02425/FULL
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kier HGP Tunbridge Wells LLP Applicant, registered in Salford
Active · incorporated 2023 · Salford
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- Committee Minutes 03.12.2025
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Committee Report 03.12.2025
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Biodiversity Gain Plan
- BNG Metric Calculation Tool
- BNG App A - Baseline HCA
- BNG App B - Proposed HCA
- Covering Email dated 20.11.2025
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer Comments
- applicant/officer
- Landscaping layout
- Sections
- Darcie Kerr - The Gardens Trust
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Ruth Calderwood - West Kent Badger Group
- Alastair Tod - Civic Society
- TWBC Conservation Officer Comments
- Mr Ian Rennardson
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer Comments
- Landscaping layout
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- BNG Metric
- Covering Letter
- Heritage Statement
- Sections
- Design & Access Statement
- Landscape Surface Finishes Plan
- Arboricultural Impact Statement
- Biodiversity Gain Plan
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 15 December 2025, 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.
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