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Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

Granted Tunbridge Wells 23/03274/FULL Full Application

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of all former hospital buildings, 6 no. residential dwellings (High View, Millfield, Nos. 1 and 2 Mills Cottages, Owlscott and Mayscott) existing tennis courts, car park and vegetation; Erection of 87 no. residential dwellings (including affordable homes), relocated car park, new public open spaces, sustainable urban drainage system and landscaping including biodiversity areas and play areas. Access to be from the existing and new access locations on Goddard's Green Road, Green Lane and Mockbeggar Lane. Provision of new pumping station, roads, parking spaces and earthworks

As published by the council, reference 23/03274/FULL

Application record

Reference
23/03274/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
1 Dec 2023
Validated
6 Dec 2023
Decided
24 Sep 2024
Ward
Benenden & Cranbrook
Parish
Benenden Parish Council
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
TN17 4AX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01597/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 9 (closure report) of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01603/SUB Decided

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details - Condition 6 (Interim Verification Report) (Plots 1-4)of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01596/SUB Decided

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5(d) - (verification plan) of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01375/NMAMD Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/03274/FULL - boundary treatments, house types, and minor changes to plot boundaries.

    Submitted 16 Jun 2026
  • 25/01076/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details in relation to condition 27 (boundary treatment details) of 23/03274/FULL.

    Submitted 30 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 24/03124/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details in relation to condition 25 (details of hard and soft landscaping including street furniture and planting) of 23/03274/FULL.

    Submitted 10 Dec 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2023

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 6 Dec 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

6 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01597/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 9 (closure report) of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01603/SUB Decided

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details - Condition 6 (Interim Verification Report) (Plots 1-4)of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01596/SUB Decided

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5(d) - (verification plan) of 23/03274/FULL

    Submitted 16 Jul 2026
  • 26/01375/NMAMD Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/03274/FULL - boundary treatments, house types, and minor changes to plot boundaries.

    Submitted 16 Jun 2026
  • 25/01076/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details in relation to condition 27 (boundary treatment details) of 23/03274/FULL.

    Submitted 30 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 24/03124/SUB Awaiting decision

    Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX

    Submission of details in relation to condition 25 (details of hard and soft landscaping including street furniture and planting) of 23/03274/FULL.

    Submitted 10 Dec 2024 Conditions

Documents

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253 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 24 September 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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