Post Office High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to No.1 dwellinghouse (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Postcode
- TN18 4AA
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Dimensions- Planning & Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 23% of changes of use here are.
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-15014282
- Comments by
- 4 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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