Waterfield House (Brandfold Terrace Cottage) North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN Data via plota.co.uk
26/00381/FULL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Construction of 2no. outbuildings & low level retaining boundary wall; underground water storage tank Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Consultation
2 Apr 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Public footpath about 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Grove Place, Grade II, about 56 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Goudhurst 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
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN17 1JN
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Goudhurst Parish Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ormerod Sutton Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 18 days from validation, 35 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.
This one18d
Council53d
UK55d
80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
512decided 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
- Comments by
- 27 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
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2025
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Erection of building for garage & home office with associated works
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Approved
The Old Forge Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JR
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2021
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The Pump House North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN
Change of use of ancillary building to single dwellinghouse with landscape and biodiversi…
2021
Approved
The Pump House North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN
EIA Screening Opinion: Change of use of ancillary building to single dwellinghouse with l…
2020
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 19/02645/FULL - Change i…
2020
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
EIA Screening Opinion - Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission…
2020
Approved
The Pump House North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN
EIA Screening Opinion: Change of use of ancillary building approved under (15/509194) to…
2020
Refused
The Pump House North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1JN
Change of use of ancillary building approved under (15/509194) to single dwellinghouse.
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Construction of a new vehicle access and driveway to a residential property and agricultu…
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Construction of a new vehicle access and driveway to a residential property and agricultu…
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (External Materials), 5 (Hard and Soft Land…
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (External Materials), 5 (Hard and Soft Land…
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
EIA Screening Opinion - Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (External Materials…
2019
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
EIA Screening Opinion - Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (External Materials…
2018
Approved
Access Adjacent To Brandfold Gate North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
EIA Screening Opinion: Alterations to road access to The Pumphouse and Brandfold Terrace…
2018
Approved
Access Adjacent To Brandfold Gate North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
EIA Screening Opinion: Alterations to road access to The Pumphouse and Brandfold Terrace…
2018
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1JJ
Minor Material Amendment in relation to planning permssion 17/01251/FULL (Replacement of…
2018
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1JJ
Minor Material Amendment in relation to planning permssion 17/01251/FULL (Replacement of…
2018
Refused
Access Adjacent To Brandfold Gate North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Alterations to road access to Brandfold Terrace Cottage and The Pumphouse (ancillary outb…
2018
Refused
Access Adjacent To Brandfold Gate North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Alterations to road access to Brandfold Terrace Cottage and The Pumphouse (ancillary outb…
2017
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JJ
Replacement of existing dwelling (alternative to 14/504374)
2021
Approved
The Pump House North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN
Submission of details in relation to Condition 4 (Landscape and ecological management pla…
2020
Approved
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1JJ
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 3 (Access Track Details), Condition 4 (Lan…
2019
Brandfold Terrace Cottage North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent, TN17 1JJ
Submission of Details in Relation to Condition 6 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 17/…
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 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
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