Planning application
Torrington Car Park Vale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1BT
Works: Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion: Redevelopment comprising the partial demolition of existing structures and erection of a 17-storey building and 10-storey shoulder building for Built to Rent residential accommodation and associated amenity floorspace (Use Class C3) along with ground floor commercial use (Use Class E), existing facade refurbishment, hard and soft landscaping works, access, drainage, and all other associated works
As published by the council, reference 26/00671/ENVSCR
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00671/ENVSCR
- Type
- EIA Screening Opinion
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Environmental Impact Assessment Not Req.
- Received
- 24 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 1BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Environmental Impact Assessment Not Req.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
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