Planning application
The Mill House Powder Mill Lane Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9EG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
(Retrospective) Stationing of shepherd hut as holiday accommodation.
As published by the council, reference 25/02390/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02390/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01301/FULL Granted
The Mill House Powder Mill Lane Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9EG
Erection of a shepherd hut for holiday accommodation and removal of derelict caravan sited in the field
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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27 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00013/REF (Dismiss or Dismiss -Notice Upheld/Varied)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 documents on file for this application
- Appeal Decision
- Listing Description - Colebrook/Southborough Viaduct
- Email from PINS dated 02.06.2026 re. Appellants Final Comments
- Email from PINS dated 18.05.2026 re. Comments from Interested Parties
- LPA Appeal Statement
- Screening Direction
- LPA Questionnaire
- Appeal Notification Letter
- List of Persons Notified of Appeal
- List of Persons Notified of Application
- Appeal Form
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- Appeal Start Email dated 09.04.2026 & Appeal Timetable
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Southborough Town Council
- KCC Public Rights of Way
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- Shepherd Hut Plan & Elevations
- Lighting Plan In Situ
- Proposed Block Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- BNG Metric
- Screening Statement
- External Lighting Statement
- Principle of Development
- Biodiversity Statement & Habitat Management Schedule
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