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26/01302/PNEC - Prior Notification Change of use E to C Withdrawn
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
23 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
7 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Decision · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF . Brenchley and Matfield PC .(FULL) Parish Comments · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Priority habitat about 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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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Other new applications on this street

10 Aug 2026Approved

High Weald House Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT

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12 Aug 2026Pending

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Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Application type
Prior Notification Change of use E to C
Postcode
TN12 7LT
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish
Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Withdrawn
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989910
Planning Portal ref
PP-14989910
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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10 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
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2025 Approved
10 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Demolition of existing single storey extension; Proposed two storey side extension; Exten…
25/02681/FULL
2025 Approved
7 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Single-storey rear extension; proposed entrance canopy; alterations to external fenestrat…
25/02431/FULL
2025 Approved
7 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Single-storey rear extension; proposed entrance canopy; alterations to external fenestrat…
25/02431/FULL
2024 Approved
Land Outside 14 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
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2024 Approved
Land Outside 14 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Telecommunications Notification: Erection of a 9m medium pole
24/03034/TWORK
2023 Approved
29 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Replacing front door and window with a large…
23/03066/LAWPRO
2021 Approved
39 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Single storey rear extension
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2020 Approved
14 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Dropped kerb and block paved driveway
20/01135/LAWPRO
2020
14 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Dropped kerb and block paved driveway.
20/01135/FULL
2018 Approved
Millbrook House Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT
Erection of a summer house and associated ground works
18/03827/FULL
2018 Approved
Millbrook House Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT
Erection of a summer house and associated ground works
18/03827/FULL
2018 Approved
Woodlands Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge TN12 7LT
Two storey rear extension, including extension of roof extension on western roof slope, s…
18/03888/FULL
2018 Approved
Woodlands Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge TN12 7LT
Two storey rear extension, including extension of roof extension on western roof slope, s…
18/03888/FULL
2018 Approved
32 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
18/01111/FULL
2018 Approved
32 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension
18/01111/FULL
2017 Approved
3 Porters Close Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LY
Replacement of two windows to front elevation and two windows to rear elevation
17/02708/FULL
2017 Approved
13 Porters Wood Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LR
Removal of Conservatory; Erection of two-storey side extension and single storey rear ext…
17/02221/FULL
2017 Approved
Woodlands Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT
Proposed two storey extension to side and rear, increase in ridge height and insertion of…
17/01943/FULL
2017 Approved
28 Porters Close Matfield Tonbridge TN12 7LY
Conversion of garage into habitable room by removing the garage door and replacing with a…
17/00138/FULL
2016 Refused
Woodlands Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT
Two-storey extension to front and rear
16/07487/FULL
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#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 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