Unit B, Grove Mills Cranbrook Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02184/LDCEX - Lawful Development Cert. (Existing) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Lawful Development Cert. (Existing): use of Unit B as offices (Class E) following cessation of community centre use in 2018 Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 11:49

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Application progress

✓

Received

2 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Nov 2026.

Documents 1

Site constraints 7

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.

Public footpath 16 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 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

14 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: The Old Bazaar and Weald House, Grade II, 48 m away · 14 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. 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.

Show all 14 with distances

48 mThe Old Bazaar and Weald HouseGrade II
49 mThe InglesGrade II
72 mThe Lodge, Fir TreesGrade II
79 mHighgate HouseGrade II
101 mThe ColonnadeGrade II
108 mNorthgrove CottagesGrade II
115 mWar MemorialGrade II
123 mNos 1 to 3 Northgrove Terrace, With Railed Basement AreasGrade II
139 mGeering and Colyer Estate Agents Stone RockGrade II
142 mRoyal Oak InnGrade II
143 mMiss Margarets Zan RestaurantGrade II
144 mThe Victorian Hall and Railed ForecourtGrade II
147 mNorth RidgeGrade II
150 mBarretts Green FarmhouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Hawkhurst built-up area; Air quality management area 36 m away: Hawkhurst Air Quality Management 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 7 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: Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Postcode: TN18 4AS
Received: 2 Oct 2026
Validated: 5 Oct 2026
Ward: Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
Parish: Hawkhurst Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15215007
Planning Portal ref: PP-15215007
Statutory expiry: 30 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

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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