19 Stone Street Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01916/ADV - Advert Application Approved

Proposal

Advertisements: shopfront signage & graphics (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Aadhya Retail Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Rated as Cranbrook Local / Premier · Inspected 29 May 2026

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 17 and 19, Stone Street
List entry 1084801 · 3 m away · 88 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 84 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 332 m away: Crane Valley; Heritage at risk 58 m away: Providence Chapel, Stone Street; Inside the Cranbrook (Tunbridge Wells) 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. 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.

Building

Floor area111 m² (1,195 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 87)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
TN17 3HF
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
Parish
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Pump House Designs
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 89% of signs and adverts here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15183820
Planning Portal ref
PP-15183820
Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.