99 homes and cemetery land at Hubbles Farm, Hastings Road, Pembury
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Tunbridge Wells Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.
What was proposed
Outline permission was sought for up to 99 homes, associated landscaping and infrastructure, cemetery expansion, and access with other details reserved.
“Outline planning permission is sought for up to 99 homes with all matters reserved except access. Parameter plans have been submitted, together with an illustrative masterplan which sets out the site’s capacity to deliver up to 99 dwellings and associated infrastructure. The reserved matters application to be submitted will cover Layout, Scale, Appearance, and Landscaping and will include all the details of the design.”
Officer report
The site and surroundings
The 5.43-hectare site is open grassland with farm and equestrian buildings beside Pembury, the A21, housing, a cemetery and rights of way.
“The site is open grassland, with farm buildings and a sand school located to the north, behind existing housing. The site is allocated for residential development in the Local Plan under policy AL/PE2, with provision for around 80 dwellings. It comprises fields enclosed by varying degrees of trees and other vegetation on all sides including a pocket of ancient woodland on the southwestern boundary.”
“The site is located wholly within the High Weald National Landscape (HWNL), with the boundary along the northern edge of the site. The safeguarded cemetery land is located within the Green Belt. This site adjoins the Green Belt which encompasses the adjacent A21 and land to the south. To the north and on part of the eastern boundary, the site is bounded by residential properties.”
Officer report
The vote
Councillors voted six in favour, two against and one abstention on a motion to approve the application in line with the officer recommendation.
“Decision/voting – On the basis that members were satisfied that all relevant planning considerations had been covered within the report, a motion was proposed by Councillor Britcher-Allan, seconded by Councillor Pound and a vote was taken to approve the application in line with the officer recommendation.”
Minutes
The decision
The application was granted subject to the plans, conditions, necessary wording updates and completion of a Section 106 legal agreement securing contributions and site requirements.
“RESOLVED – That application PLA281/25 be granted subject to the plans and conditions (with necessary wording updates) as set out in the agenda report and subject to the completion of:”
“I. A legal agreement under s106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) in a form agreed by the Head of Legal Partnerships and the Head of Planning (subject to minor alterations, projects and recalculation as necessary by the Head of Planning) to secure:”
Minutes
Sources
- Tunbridge Wells Planning Committee minutes, 11 March 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Tunbridge Wells's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Tunbridge Wells Planning Committee
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Date
- Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 6 for, 2 against, 1 abstained
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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