Former ABC Cinema Site, Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PN

Tunbridge Wells|South East
Planning ApprovedDeliverable within 5 years

166

Potential Homes

0.8

Hectares

2023

Permission Year

Public

Ownership

About This Site

Former ABC Cinema Site, Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PN is a brownfield development site covering 0.80 hectares in Tunbridge Wells. The site has potential for up to 166 new homes.

The site has full planning permission, granted on 05/01/2023.

Planning Details

Status
permissioned
Permission Type
full planning permission
Permission Date
05/01/2023
Deliverable
Yes (within 5 years)
Reference
BFR_0077

Additional Notes

Development Description: Proposed Submission Local Plan 2021 site allocation AL/RTW 1 which includes approximately 100 dwellings and extant application 22/02304/FULL - The redevelopment of the former Cinema Site comprising the demolition of no. 41 Mount Pleasant Road, removal of existing hardstanding and the provision of an extra care retirement community comprising 166 extra care accommodation units together with associated facilities (Use Class C2), new commercial floorspace Use Classes E(a), E(b), E(c), E(d) (soft/indoor play only) E(e), E(g i& ii) & Sui Generis Uses (beauty related uses and drinking establishments); access; landscaping, public realm improvement works; engineering and earthworks; associated infrastructure; and the re-alignment of Public Right of Way ref WBX17 and extinguishment of Public Right of Way ref WBX18. (search application: https://tunbridgewells.gov.uk/planning/applications/search); Site Information: In Limits to Built Development, Conservation Area, potential contamination, PROW, Primary Shopping Area, Central Access Zone (Residential), Central Parking Zone (Commercial), listed buildings close by, Tree Preservation Order, Ashdown Forest buffer zone. Also ; Non-Housing Development: Retail, restaurant, office and other commercial uses; Proposed for PIP: No

What is Brownfield Land?

Brownfield land is previously developed land that may be available for redevelopment. The government prioritises brownfield development over greenfield sites to protect countryside and make efficient use of existing infrastructure. Local authorities maintain Brownfield Land Registers to identify suitable sites for housing.

Data source: Brownfield Land Register (Local Authority) | Added: 09/01/2023