Music School Bethany School Curtisden Green Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02073/FULL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion of school music building to form two semi-detached dwellings and associated works, including creation of new access Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

17 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

24 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Consultation & comments 1

PDF KCC Highways Comments Consultee Comment · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

National landscape 21 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TN17 1LA
Received: 17 Sept 2026
Validated: 24 Sept 2026
Ward: Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish: Goudhurst Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Hapa Architects

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides changes of use by day 54.

prediction

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target

72%decided within 8 weeks

72%approved

83decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15232536
Planning Portal ref: PP-15232536
Comments by: 22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Dodges Oast Curtisden Green Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LA

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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