4-10 Laxton Drive Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4FQ

1. 21 Nov 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 1 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  26/01670/SUB Submitted 24 Jul 2026 95m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 24 (Part 4) - (Closure Report) of 20/02788/FULL

  Decided 7 docs

• Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  26/01337/LAWPRO Submitted 11 Jun 2026 95m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Addition of garage door to carports on plots 21,22,23,24,28,29,30 & 54

  Awaiting decision

• Rose Cottage Highgate Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  22/03143/LBC Submitted 25 Oct 2022 95m away

  Listed Building Consent: Creation of an internal opening in a non-structural timber framed partition wall between the kitchen and study area within the Victorian extension; install a 125mm square Structural oak frame to blend with the other oak features in the building

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension

• Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  25/02329/SUB Submitted 30 Sep 2025 105m away

  Partial submission of details (excluding plots 6-15) in relation to Condition 6 - (Hard & Soft Landscaping, programme of works) for 20/02788/FULL

  Granted Conditions 34 docs

• Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  26/00339/SUB Submitted 13 Feb 2026 105m away

  Submission of details in relation to Condition 22 (Surface Water Drainage) of planning permission 20/02788/FULL

  Granted Conditions 31 docs

• Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS

  23/02758/SUB Submitted 12 Oct 2023 105m away

  Submission of Details in relation to Condition 21 - (Operation and Maintenance Manual for SUDS) of 20/02788/FULL

  Granted Conditions 10 docs

• 26/01981/TCA Awaiting decision

  Wheelwrights House The Street Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4DJ

  Trees CA, Liquidambar (1) reduce height by 1/3, Mountain Ash (1) remove, Various Prunus x4 (2) reshape & reduce height of 2 trees over pavement

  7 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01971/TCA Awaiting decision

  7 Sunnyside Road Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8RB

  CA trees, Sycamore (T1) canopy raise by 2-3m

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01941/TPO Awaiting decision

  9 Dornden Drive Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0AA

  TPO: Sycamore x4 (T7 8 9 & 11) & Oak (T10), prune overhang back to boundary

  2 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01938/TPO Awaiting decision

  13 Scotts Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5RG

  TPO: Scots Pine (T1) fell. Beech (T2) crown reduction by 2.5-3.5m to growth points, crown lift to 1.5m and crown thin by 10%

  1 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01930/TPO Awaiting decision

  Old Swan House Bodiam Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5JY

  TPO: Sycamore (T002) Crown lift 4m, clear lower stems

  1 Sep 2026 Trees