Planning application
Lime Tree Cottage Maidstone Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LG
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
(Self Build) Demolition of existing buildings; erection of detached dwelling and garage
As published by the council, reference 26/00006/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00006/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 2 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- 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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25/02539/LDCEX Granted
Lime Tree Cottage Maidstone Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LG
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of land as residential garden land serving Lime Tree Cottage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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NJA Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gatwick
Active · incorporated 2014 · Gatwick
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Ruth Baker
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
- Upper Medway Internal Drainage Board
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- Southern Water Comments
- Mr Ben Hood(FULL)
- Mrs Jessica Cheel(FULL)
- Mr Graham Mountier(FULL)
- Mr G Ayers(FULL)
- KCC Public Rights Of Way
- Map Extract of Application Site
- Map Extract of Application Site
- Self Build Proforma
- Covering Letter
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Location Plan
- Existing Site Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Roof Plan
- Ground Floor Plan
- Elevations
- Outline Sections
- Proposed Garage
- Energy Statement
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Appendix - Appeal Decision
- Design & Access Statement
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Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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