Post Office High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01540/PNEC Awaiting decision

Change of use New homes

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to No.1 dwellinghouse (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

9 Jul 2026

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Validated

10 Jul 2026

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Consultation

30 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 4 Aug 2026.

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Important details

Council: Tunbridge Wells
Postcode: TN18 4AA
Received: 9 Jul 2026
Validated: 10 Jul 2026
Target decision: 4 Sept 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15014282
Comments by: 4 Aug 2026
Site notice: 30 Jul 2026

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Tunbridge Wells

Planning Authority Score

#13 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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 performance

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