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Tower At Sissinghurst Castle Biddenden Road Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2AB

Granted Tunbridge Wells 25/02812/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Listed Building Consent - Removal of modern iron gate; installation of glass fire door, additional handrail to tower stairs & information panel

As published by the council, reference 25/02812/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/02812/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Decided
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
Parish
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN17 2AB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 21 January 2026, 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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