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Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

Granted Tunbridge Wells 25/03037/FULL Full Application

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 13 of planning permission 24/01964/FULL to allow non-school use of the Performing Arts Centre

As published by the council, reference 25/03037/FULL

Application record

Reference
25/03037/FULL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Decided
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN17 1LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/03036/FULL Granted

    Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    Variation of conditions 4, 5 & 7 of planning permission 17/03135/FULL to include: increase to hours of external use and users outside these times; increase to number of external community group users and removal of limitation on such users

    Decided 24 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 24/01690/SUB Granted

    Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 12 - (External Lighting) of 22/01736/FULL

    Decided 10 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 22/02554/FULL Granted

    Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    Demolition of existing boarding house (Pengelly House) and construction of a three-storey replacement boarding house comprising accommodation for up to 50 pupils, alongside staff accommodation and associated boarding house facilities, alongside parking and landscaping works.

    Decided 22 Dec 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 24/01964/FULL (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DHA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Maidstone

Active · incorporated 1992 · Maidstone

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 24 Jun 2026
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 24 Jun 2026
  • KCC Highways Additional Information · 12 Jun 2026
  • Covering Email dated 01.06.2026 Additional Information · 03 Jun 2026
  • Sketch Parking Plan Additional Information · 03 Jun 2026
  • Parking Technical Note Additional Information · 03 Jun 2026
  • KCC Highways Comments Consultee Comment · 07 Apr 2026
  • Transport Technical Note Additional Information · 01 Apr 2026
  • Management Note (Parking & Operational Arrangements) Additional Information · 18 Mar 2026
  • Applicant?s Response to Goudhurst Parish Council?s Suggested Conditions Additional Information · 18 Mar 2026
  • Mr Tom Malt(FULL) Neighbour Comments · 19 Feb 2026
  • KCC Highways Comments Consultee Comment · 05 Feb 2026
  • Mr John Fermor(FULL) Neighbour Comments · 30 Jan 2026
  • Mrs Victoria Aldwinckle(FULL) Neighbour Comments · 30 Jan 2026
  • Environmental Protection Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026
  • Goudhurst Parish Council - (28.02.26 & 02.02.26) Parish Comments · 28 Jan 2026
  • Mrs Jacqueline Huntington(FULL) Neighbour Comments · 19 Jan 2026
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 18 Dec 2025
  • Covering Letter Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025
  • Planning Statement Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025
  • Transport Technical Note Supporting Documents · 18 Dec 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 24 June 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.

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  • Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    24/01690/SUB Submitted 27 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    Submission of Details in relation to Condition 12 - (External Lighting) of 22/01736/FULL

    Granted Conditions 17 docs

  • Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    25/03036/FULL Submitted 18 Dec 2025 100 yards away

    Variation of conditions 4, 5 & 7 of planning permission 17/03135/FULL to include: increase to hours of external use and users outside these times; increase to number of external community group users and removal of limitation on such users

    Granted Full applications 23 docs

  • Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB

    22/02554/FULL Submitted 23 Aug 2022 100 yards away

    Demolition of existing boarding house (Pengelly House) and construction of a three-storey replacement boarding house comprising accommodation for up to 50 pupils, alongside staff accommodation and associated boarding house facilities, alongside parking and landscaping works.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 48 docs

  • Three Oaks Curtisden Green Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LE

    25/02027/LAWPRO Submitted 26 Aug 2025 250 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Demolition and replacement of garden outbuilding

    Granted Lawful development Demolition 9 docs

  • Three Oaks Curtisden Green Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LE

    25/02542/LAWPRO Submitted 20 Oct 2025 250 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Stationing of shepherds hut within the residential curtilage for purposes incidental to the main dwelling.

    Granted Lawful development 9 docs
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  • The Oast House Curtisden Green Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LL

    07/01345/FUL Submitted 19 Apr 2007 250 yards away

    Demolish and reconstruct existing barn linking roundels and square oasts; Alteration to garage approved under TW/06/02313 to include store

    Granted Full applications Demolition 23 docs

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