Pre-Application Advice
The Council is committed to working with prospective applicants
to improve the quality of planning submissions by offering
pre-application advice. The Local Plan and the Council's
Supplementary Planning Guidance contain policies and advice which
applicants should refer to before making an application.
The Council encourages prospective
applicants to contact the Development Control Section to discuss
their proposals before making an application.
You are able to view plans on submitted
applications, obtain application forms and make general planning
enquiries at the Gateway from 9am-5pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday, 9am-6.30pm Thursday, 10am-4pm Saturday. If you wish to
research planning history then please contact the Development
Control Technical Team on 01892 526121 or e-mail planningcomments@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
If your enquiry is very straightforward
or general you may be able to find the information you need on our
website. Alternatively:
A Planning Duty Officer is available
9am-5pm Monday to Friday at the Gateway, 8 Grosvenor Road to
provide information on what types of development require planning
permission and to explain submitted schemes. If you wish to book an
appointment please contact the Development Control Technical Team
on 01892 526121 or e-mail planningcomments@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.
- A Planning Duty Officer is available
by appointment at the Town Hall to provide general help and advice,
but may not be able to provide in-depth information on individual
schemes. If you wish to book an appointment please contact the
Development Control Technical Team on 01892 526121 or e-mail
planningcomments@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.
- At the Weald Information Centre,
Cranbrook, a Planning Duty Officer is available one
morning every two weeks by appointment only.
- If your proposal/question is of a detailed nature, or you
require comments on a particular building, extension, design etc,
or one which involves research or in some cases a site inspection,
we will normally ask you to write to us with details of your
proposal, including the following information as a minimum:
- Description of the nature and scale of development proposed and
the uses to which land and buildings are to be put.
- Full site address and location plan (1:1250 scale) with the
site outlined in red.
- Site history ie occupancy/use of the site.
- Photographs of the site.
- Sketch drawings providing details of the proposal. Floor plans
for each floor of the proposed building, together with at least
sketch elevations that are sufficient to indicate the initial
architectural approach and palette of materials. Drawings should
also show any adjacent buildings to identify the context of the
scheme.
Our policy is that the public interest is best
served in being open and transparent and we will publish all
information received from applicants and others. Applicants and
other parties should not therefore provide information which
they would wish to remain confidential.
Please be aware that any information received or reply
sent will be available for public inspection, unless it is marked
'Commercially Confidential' with a valid explanation as to why this
is the case.
Any advice given by Council Officers for pre-application
enquiries does not indicate any formal decision by the Council as
the Local Planning Authority. Any views or opinions are given in
good faith, and to the best of ability, without prejudice to the
formal consideration of any planning application. The final
decision on any application that you may then make can only be
taken after the Council has consulted local people, statutory
consultees and any other interested parties. The final decision on
an application will then be made by senior officers, or by the
Council's Area Planning Committee, and will be based on all of the
information available at that time.
You should therefore be aware that officers cannot guarantee the
final formal decision that will be made on your application(s). Any
pre-application advice that has been provided will be carefully
considered in reaching a decision or recommendation on an
application, subject to the proviso that circumstances and
information may change or come to light that could alter that
position.
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