Planning application
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of external guttering and down pipes; replacement of external weatherboarding
As published by the council, reference 26/00209/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00209/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Rusthall And Speldhurst
- Parish
- Speldhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 9QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01321/SUB Decided
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (rainwater goods) of 26/00209/LBC
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26/00865/SUB Granted
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Submission of details in relation to condition 4 (weatherboarding details) of 26/00209/LBC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01321/SUB Decided
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (rainwater goods) of 26/00209/LBC
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26/00865/SUB Granted
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Submission of details in relation to condition 4 (weatherboarding details) of 26/00209/LBC
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Speldhurst Parish Council(FULL)
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Historic England Comments
- Existing Plans
- Proposed Plans
- Confirmation of Works
- Heritage Statement
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- Elevation Photo
- Design & Access Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 15 April 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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