Planning application
Barden Mill Cottage Barden Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0LG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of land as the residential garden of Barden Mill Cottage
As published by the council, reference 25/02338/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02338/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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2 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Tunbridge Wells
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 25 November 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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