Finders International Ltd Sea Lodge Winchet Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00906/FULL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Replacement of existing building with 1.5 storey building for Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) Use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 2 Sept 2026; it is now day 163.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 79 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Curtisden Green built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN17 1JY
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
RWA Consultants Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 163, past the statutory target. 91% of commercial and major works in Tunbridge Wells are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 163107 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14312903
Planning Portal ref
PP-14312903
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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