The Alotment Gardens, Part OS Plot 9527 Tibbs Court Lane Brenchley Kent TN12 7NB

1. 24 Sep 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 25 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Application Refused

4. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• The Allotment Gardens (Part OS Plot 9527) Tibbs Court Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NB

  26/00889/FULL Submitted 22 Apr 2026 21m away

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• Motley House Tibbs Court Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NA

  26/00950/FULL Submitted 29 Apr 2026 123m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~26 Jun

  Outbuilding

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• 4 Woodbine Cottages Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LX

  22/03348/FULL Submitted 15 Nov 2022 318m away

  Erection of rear dormer to existing loft bedroom.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 6 docs

• The Spinney Hatmill Lane Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AE

  25/02964/NMAMD Submitted 10 Dec 2025 320m away

  Non-Material Amendment in relation to 25/00702/FULL - (Addition of a triangle shaped section of glazing above the existing rectangle window on the rear elevation first floor).

  Refused Amendments Windows or glazing 7 docs

• The Spinney Hatmill Lane Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AE

  26/00035/SUB Submitted 7 Jan 2026 320m away

  Submission of details in relation to Condition 3 - (external materials); Condition 5 - (landscaping); Condition 7 - (ecological works); Condition 8 - (external lighting) of 25/00702/FULL

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• High Weald House Petteridge Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LT

  26/01779/FULL Submitted 10 Aug 2026 462m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Conversion of office to single dwellinghouse

  Awaiting decision Full applications 7 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00877/LDCEX Refused

  Mays Wood Place Vauxhall Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0ND

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building as a dwellinghouse

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01089/LAWPRO Granted

  31 Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XJ

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of the living room for massage/beauty therapy business

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01047/LDCEX Granted

  Bay Tree Cottage The Common Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2AF

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Formation of vehicular access, parking area and hardstanding, and installation of utilities and other infrastructure as part of the implementation of planning permission 23/01261/FULL

  11 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00916/LAWPRO Granted

  24 Meadow Road Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8UL

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Addition of rear dormer window and rooflights; alterations to fenestration

  24 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01239/LDCEX Awaiting decision

  Beechurst Cranbrook Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1DY

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of land as garden

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development