Planning application
The Hayloft Ford Cottage Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of the building as a single dwelling
As published by the council, reference 25/03074/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03074/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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2 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Speer Dade Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Decision Notice - Site Plan
- Delegated Report
- Additional Information from the Agent
- Additional Information from the Agent - photos taken 13.02.2026
- Additional Information from the Agent - photos taken 03.09.2025
- Additional Information from the Agent
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- Existing Site & Floor Plans & Elevations
- Doorknobs Letter
- Booking Form
- Tenancy Agreement 04-05-22
- Schedule of Self-Catering Lettings
- Kitchen Installation 1998
- Kitchen Area 14-06-2002
- Sleeping Area 27-09-2018
- Kitchen Area 27-09-2018
- Statutory Declaration
- Nicola Bennett Letter
- Dr R A Smailes Letter
- Covering Letter
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 4 March 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 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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