Planning application
Spratsbrook Farm Eridge Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9ET
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Development of 125 dwellings, with cycle and car parking areas, access point from Eridge Road, landscaping, public open space, surface water drainage features and associated works and infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/00161/ADJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00161/ADJ
- Type
- Adjoining Authority Consultation
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Outside All Boroughs
- Parish
- Outside Borough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 9ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 March 2026, 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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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 25 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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SPRATSBROOK FARM, ERIDGE ROAD, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 9ET
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DEVELOPMENT OF 125 DWELLINGS, WITH CYCLE AND CAR PARKING AREAS, ACCESS POINT FROM ERIDGE ROAD, LANDSCAPING, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE FEATURES AND ASSOCIATED WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
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