2 Ashfield Cottages Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00015/FULL - Full Application Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Single storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
8 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Jan 2026
✗
Refused
13 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
28 Aug 2026

Refused on 13 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Ashfield Cottages
List entry 1325546 · 8 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
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 restricted byway 19 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.
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Inside the Hawkhurst built-up area; Priority habitat 35 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £249,500 in April 2004. Semi-detached house, freehold.

8 April 2004£249,500
31 October 1997£138,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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28 Jul 2026Approved

Delmonden Farm Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD

Listed Building Consent - Repair and replacement of windows and doors

26/01681/LBC

Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN18 4XD
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
Parish
Hawkhurst Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
13 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 28 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006259 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 17 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 53 for extensions. Refused, as 7% of extensions here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
527decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14600353
Planning Portal ref
PP-14600353
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent - Single storey side extension
25/02691/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
Single storey side extension
25/02690/FULL
2025 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent - Single storey side extension
25/02691/LBC
2025 Withdrawn
Single storey side extension
25/02690/FULL
2022 Approved
Listed Building Consent - Retention of a garden shed built and a separate wall within the…
22/00029/LBC
2022 Approved
Retention of a garden shed built and a separate wall within the curtilage of a listed bui…
22/00030/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Skelcrosse Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD
Redevelopment of existing stable block to create annexe accommodation.
20/00909/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
Skelcrosse Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD
Redevelopment of existing stable block to create annexe accommodation.
19/02284/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
Skelcrosse Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD
Redevelopment of existing stable block to create annexe accommodation.
19/02284/FULL
2017 Approved
The Coach House Ashfield Park Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD
Part Retrospective - Change of use of ancillary accommodation to holiday let
17/00676/FULL
2017 Approved
The Coach House Ashfield Park Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XD
Proposed single storey front extension.
17/00175/FULL
2016 Approved
Skelcrosse Horns Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook TN18 4XD
Erection of a summer house
16/07198/FULL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use