Planning application
Lime Tree Cottage Maidstone Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LG
Works: Trees
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 residential garden land serving Lime Tree Cottage.
As published by the council, reference 25/02539/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02539/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 7LG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00006/FULL Refused
Lime Tree Cottage Maidstone Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LG
(Self Build) Demolition of existing buildings; erection of detached dwelling and garage
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Bloomfields Ltd Agent
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14 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site Location Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Statutory Declaration 2
- Statutory Declaration 1
- Statutory Declaration - Philip Adams
- Images of Garden Curtilage
- Land Use
- Photographs
- Supporting Statement
- Existing Block Plan
- Proposed Block Plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 22 December 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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