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26/00817/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (Bats strategy), Condition 5 - (Biodiversity net gain), Condition 6 - (Landscape scheme), Condition 8 - (External lighting), Condition 10 - (Gates), Condition 11 - (Boundary wall) & Condition 13 - (Refuse & storage) of Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
15 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Bat Avoidance, Mitigation and Enhancement Strategy Additional Information · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

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    Conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 discharged

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Caenwood Farmhouse, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Application type
Submission of Details
Postcode
TN4 9XL
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Culverden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tangram

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14854402
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent - Conversion and extension of farmyard barns into single dwelling…
25/01885/LBC
2025 Approved
(Self Build) Conversion and extension of farmyard barns into single dwelling and garage
25/01884/FULL
2025 Approved
Listed Building Consent - Conversion and extension of farmyard barns into single dwelling…
25/01885/LBC
2025 Approved
(Self Build) Conversion and extension of farmyard barns into single dwelling and garage
25/01884/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
The Rocks Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Submission of Details in relation to condition 5 (Sewage), condition 13 (Landscape and En…
21/02506/SUB
2021 Approved
St Gregorys Roman Catholic Comprehensive School Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Consultation from Kent County Council - Proposed retention of freestanding 2-storey tempo…
21/00702/COUNTY
2019 Approved
St Gregorys Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XL
Details of Drainage pursuant to condition 9 of planning permission TW/18/2129
KCC/TW/0215/2019
2019 Approved
St Gregorys Catholic School, Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XL
Details of a Construction Management Plan pursuant to Condition 14 of planning permission…
KCC/TW/0178/2019
2019 Approved
St Gregorys Roman Catholic Comprehensive School, Reynolds Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XL
Details of Materials pursuant to condition 3 of planning permiission TW/18/2129
KCC/TW/0221/2019
2019 Approved
St Gregorys Roman Catholic School, Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9XL
Proposed installation of freestanding 2-storey temporary accommodation (four classrooms t…
KCC/TW/0086/2019
2018 Approved
St Gregorys Catholic School, Reynolds Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
Proposed expansion by 1 form of entry involving the erection of a new 2-storey teaching a…
KCC/TW/0100/2018
2018 Approved
St Gregorys Roman Catholic School, Reynolds Lane, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9XL
Planning application for a proposed 'temporary' car park (13 parking spaces)
KCC/TW/0101/2018
2018 Approved
Caenwood Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Listed Building Consent - Single storey timber orangery extension to side and rear to rep…
18/00472/LBC
2018 Approved
Caenwood Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Single storey timber orangery extension to side and rear to replace existing garden room…
18/00471/FULL
2018 Approved
Caenwood Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Listed Building Consent - Single storey timber orangery extension to side and rear to rep…
18/00472/LBC
2018 Approved
Caenwood Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Single storey timber orangery extension to side and rear to replace existing garden room…
18/00471/FULL
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

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Tunbridge Wells decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #63 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #26 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #32 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,178
Total decisions
83 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings