Planning application
Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Hayesden Lane Tonbridge Kent
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Request for Scoping Opinion in respect of the proposed construction of up to 350 homes together with land reserved for education and local commercial/community uses, access, landscaping and other works.
As published by the council, reference 25/01994/ADJ
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01994/ADJ
- Type
- Adjoining Authority Consultation
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Outside All Boroughs
- Parish
- Outside Borough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01237/ADJ Awaiting decision
Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Hayesden Lane Tonbridge Kent
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Full planning application for the erection of 314 residential dwellings, commercial floor space (Use Class E) and additional car parking for Nexus School, together with associated access, open space, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure works
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26/00497/ADJ Granted
Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Hayesden Lane Tonbridge Kent
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Full planning application for the erection of 314 residential dwellings, commercial floor space (Use Class E) and additional car parking for Nexus School, together with associated access, open space, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure works.
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25/02596/ADJ Granted
Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Hayesden Lane Tonbridge Kent
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Request for Scoping Opinion in respect of the proposed construction of up to 350 homes together with land reserved for education and local commercial/community uses, access, landscaping and other works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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8 Sep 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 8 September 2025, 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.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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LAND PART OF MANOR FARM, Lower Haysden Lane, Tonbridge
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Scoping Opinion in respect of the proposed construction of up to 350 homes together with land reserved for education and local commercial/community uses, access, landscaping and other works on land at Manor Farm
Decided Prior approval 9 docs -
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Decided Prior approval 6 docs -
Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Haysden Lane Tonbridge Kent
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