Planning application
Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club, Frant Road, And Land Off Bayham Road, Tunbridge Wells, And Chase Farm, Frant Road, Frant
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Adjoining Authority Consultation - Full Planning application for the erection of 184no. dwellings, with affordable housing, landscaping, open space, biodiversity net gain, sustainable urban drainage systems and associated earthworks at Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club and land off Bayham Road with the provision of new vehicular and pedestrian accesses from Frant Road and Bayham Road, and the relocation and erection of a new rugby clubhouse with parking and storage facility, with 1no. 3g artificial grass pitch, 3no. senior rugby pitches, 2no. junior and minis rugby pitches, the erection of a new cricket pavilion, 2no. cricket pitches and 5no. padel courts, with associated parking, landscaping, biodiversity net gain, floodlighting, and associated drainage and earthworks with new access from Bunny Lane at Chase Farm (with a new vehicular access off Bayham Road, a pedestrian access off Frant Road, and biodiversity enhancement/amenity area within the administrative area of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council).
As published by the council, reference 26/00560/ADJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00560/ADJ
- Type
- Adjoining Authority Consultation
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00498/FULL Awaiting decision
Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club, Frant Road, And Land Off Bayham Road, Tunbridge Wells, And Chase Farm, Frant Road, Frant
Erection of 184 dwellings, with affordable housing, landscaping, open space, biodiversity new gain, sustainable urban drainage systems and associated earthworks and provision of vehicular and pedestrian accesses from Frant Road and Bayham Road, relocation and erection of rugby clubhouse with parking and storage with 3G artificial grass pitch, 3 senior rugby pitches, 2 junior rugby pitched and minis rugby pitches, erection of cricket pavilion, 2 cricket pitches and 5 padel courts, with parking, landscaping, biodiversity net gain, floodlighting, drainage, earthworks and access from Chase Farm (with vehicular access off Bayham Road, pedestrian access off Frant Road, and biodiversity/amenity area within Tunbridge Wells)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 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
14 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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