Cork Wood Cottage Fairmans Lane Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00942/FULL - Full Application Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Two-storey side & rear extension; first-floor side extension; roof alterations; alterations to fenestration & removal of rooflights; addition of canopy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
8 May 2026
✓
Consultation
29 May 2026
✗
Refused
6 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF . Brenchley and Matfield PC .(FULL) Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Comments External Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Comments - Map External Comments · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 8 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
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
Inside the Brenchley built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 11 September 2026. 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
Full Application
Postcode
TN12 7AL
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish
Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 6 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 7% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
418decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14893113
Comments by
2 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
29 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (proposed hard surfacing and tree prot…
23/03077/SUB
2023 Approved
The erection and operation of 46 ground mounted solar PV panels
23/00193/FULL
2023 Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: The erection and operation of 46 ground mounted solar PV panels (2…
23/00444/ENVSCR
2021 Approved
Alterations/replacement of existing orchard access track and entrance gate
21/01390/FULL
2021 Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: Alterations/replacement of existing Orchard access track and entra…
21/01899/ENVSCR
2021 Approved
Single-storey ancillary pool house and in ground swimming pool
21/01244/FULL
2020 Approved
Single-storey extensions, partial removal of the existing roof, and forming new roof with…
20/03786/FULL
2017 Approved
Erection of an oak-framed garden gazebo
17/00603/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Sawyers Fairmans Lane Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AL
Addition of proposed rear entrance boot room, addition of rooflights to existing side ext…
21/02353/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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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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