St Marys Church The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01362/TWORK - Telecommunication Work Refused
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Telecommunications Notification - Installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
10 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Covering Letter & Site Location Plan Application Details · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Covering Email dated 13.06.2026 Application Details · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Grade II* listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1116253 · 3 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 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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Public footpath 12 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Frittenden 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.

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Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Application type
Telecommunication Work
Postcode
TN17 2DD
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
Parish
Frittenden Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Objections
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Refused, as 15% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
87decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
OGEAA5833893
Statutory expiry
13 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
St Marys Church The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: FIELD MAPLE - Fell to ground
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2024 Approved
St Marys Church The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: FIELD MAPLE - Fell to ground
24/02595/TDD
2023 Approved
Well House The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Listed Building Consent - Proposed internal alterations to Well House including new W/C u…
23/01463/LBC
2022 Approved
Gate House Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Tree in Conservation Area Notification - CONIFERS (T1) - Reduce height on x5 conifers by…
22/03339/TCA
2022 Approved
Gate House Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Listed Building Consent: Erection of extension to existing outbuilding including new roof…
22/02637/LBC
2022 Approved
Gate House Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Erection of extension to existing outbuilding including new roof and alterations to fenes…
22/02636/FULL
2022 Approved
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2022 Refused
Pearsons Cottage Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Non Material Amendment in Relation to reference 20/01457/FULL; reduction of footprint, re…
22/00145/NMAMD
2021 Approved
Acorns Village Stores The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Change of Use from Village Stores (shop) to residential use associated with existing dwel…
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2021 Approved
Well House The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Listed Building Consent: Repair of damaged section of Caen stone chimney stack on outbuil…
21/00772/LBC
2021 Approved
Well House The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Unknown species- Remove and replace with a spe…
21/00599/TCA
2020 Approved
Church Cottage Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Listed Building Consent: Proposed change of use to provide storage for residential and fo…
20/02905/LBC
2020 Approved
Church Cottage Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Proposed change of use to provide storage for residential and for use of the church. Remo…
20/02904/FULL
2020 Approved
Rear Of Frittenden Village Memorial Hall Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Demolition of open storage area and erection of a timber framed building (community store…
20/03755/FULL
2020 Approved
Pearsons Cottage Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
Addition of a first floor side extension above existing garage; alterations to fenestrati…
20/01457/FULL
2020 Approved
St Marys Church The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: YEW (T1) - See Schedule of Works
20/00357/TCA
2019 Approved
Frittenden Memorial Hall Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook TN17 2DD
Demolition of existing storage room and erection of replacement extension. External insul…
19/03404/FULL
2019 Approved
Frittenden Memorial Hall Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook TN17 2DD
Demolition of existing storage room and erection of replacement extension. External insul…
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2017 Approved
Gate House Cranbrook Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DD
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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%).

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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

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