Planning application
Finches Farm Five Oak Green Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RP
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of oast house to 4 residential units with demolition, landscaping, incorporating works to driveway approved under 24/03092/FULL
As published by the council, reference 26/00345/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00345/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Pembury And Capel
- Parish
- Capel Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 6RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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18 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 May 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
Vernacular Homes Ltd Agent, a developer registered in Ashford
Active · incorporated 2000 · Ashford
6 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- Covering Email dated 09.04.2026
- Small Sites Metric
- Proposed Site Plan
- Biodiversity Net Gain Plan
- Block Plan with Driveway Alterations
- Proposed Plans & Elevations
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- KCC Ecology Advice
- TWBC Conservation Officer Comments
- KCC Archaeological Officer Comments
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer
- Capel Parish Council
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer
- Mr Ian Whitfield(FULL)
- Environmental Protection
- Mr Barry Baker(FULL)
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Environment Agency Comments
- KCC Highways Comments
- KCC Public Rights of Way
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer Comments
- Existing Oast
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Covering Letter
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Design & Access Statement
- Existing Site Plan
- Proposed Block Plan with Driveway Alterations
- Proposed Oast
- Proposed Site Plan
- Site Location Plan
- Biodiversity Net Gain Plan
- BNG Small Sites Metric
- Flood Risk Assessment
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 6 May 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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