Herons Oast Stables Speldhurst Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01926/FULL - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Erection of a stable block and associated access track Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

2 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

28 Sept 2026

✗

Refused

23 Oct 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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

1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Rusthall and Langton 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 · 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 area195 m² (2,099 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TN3 0JW
Received: 1 Sept 2026
Validated: 2 Sept 2026
Ward: Rusthall And Speldhurst
Parish: Speldhurst Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Oct 2026
Decision: Application Refused
Decision date: 23 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: DHA

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 23 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 28 for agricultural works. Refused, as 20% of agricultural works here are.

This one51d

Council28d

UK46d

92%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

28decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15151838
Planning Portal ref: PP-15151838
Comments by: 19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

Paveys Speldhurst Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JN

Trees: BEECH (T31) - Fell; OAK (T33) - Reduce decayed stem at 7 metres on the east side b…

21/03550/TPO 14 Dec 2021

2020 Approved

West Quintain Cottage Speldhurst Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JW

Play platform built around tree (retrospective).

20/01876/FULL 2 Dec 2020

2020 Approved

Land Adjacent To Paveys Speldhurst Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JN

Trees: OAK (T2) - Reduce lateral branches overhanging the road by 2 metres.

20/02214/TPO 6 Oct 2020

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. 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

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.