Herons Rest Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT Data via plota.co.uk
26/01006/FULL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
(Retrospective) Retain the existing building for its use for storage of building materials Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
6 May 2026
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Validated
22 May 2026
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Consultation
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026
Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN18 4RT
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Acorus Rural Property Services
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14905056
- Comments by
- 19 Jun 2026
- Site notice
- 3 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT
Change of use of existing building from agricultural to commercial use (Class E) (Use onl…
2023
Refused
Riverside Barn, Hastings Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Variation of Conditions 2 & 14 of Planning Permission 18/01961/FULL and 23/01356/FULL - C…
2023
Refused
Riverside Barn, Hastings Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Variation of Conditions 2 & 14 of Planning Permission 18/01961/FULL and 23/01356/FULL - C…
2023
Approved
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Extension of existing building in connection…
2023
Approved
Riverside Barn, Hastings Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Variation of Conditions 2 & 3 of Planning Permission 18/01961/FULL (Conversion of redunda…
2023
Approved
Riverside Barn, Hastings Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Variation of Conditions 2 & 3 of Planning Permission 18/01961/FULL (Conversion of redunda…
2023
Withdrawn
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of Units 1 (4a), 2 (4b) and 3 (4c) for co…
2023
Approved
Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) -Division of building in to three units and use…
2018
Refused
Conghurst Lane - Land at, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Conversion of redundant agricultural barn to residential dwelling house.
2018
Refused
Conghurst Lane - Land at, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells Consultation TN18 4RT
Conversion of redundant agricultural barn to residential dwelling house.
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.
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Tunbridge Wells decision performance
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
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Herons Rest Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT
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