Plans for more than 100 homes on fields in tight-knit village near Tunbridge Wells

Mary Harris
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Hubbles Farm on Hastings Road in Pembury
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A developer is poised to submit plans for a 103-home estate in a tight-knit village near Tunbridge Wells. Obsidian wants to build on around 13.5 acres of fields in Pembury.

The land on Hubbles Farm is south of the village and near the A21. It is also around two miles from Tunbridge Wells.

Three years ago, Obsidian Strategic Asset Management was told by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council it would not need to submit an environmental impact assessment with its proposals. At this time, the number of homes was up to 121.

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Obsidian has told residents of Pembury affected by the new proposals, it is aiming to submit an outline planning application to the council by the end of this month. Villagers who are concerned about issues including pressure on roads, doctors' surgeries and schools, along with maintaining the level of affordable housing, are waiting to read the application as soon as it drops at the Town Hall.

Obsidian said the estate would have "circa 200 parking spaces" and it proposes "foul water that flows from the development will discharge via a new gravity network to the existing Southern Water combined sewer located within Hastings Road".

It also said there would be "up to 41 affordable homes". The site entrance of Hastings Road to Hubbles Farm, which is narrow, will be widened by the "demolition of 32 Hastings Road".

The developer expects its application to be decided by the council this summer/autumn. You can see more information from Obsidian about its scheme here.

For the latest planning notices near you visit publicnoticeportal.uk.

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