Planning application
Manchester House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of a small internal room (former hairdresser) to ancillary residential accommodation within the existing dwellinghouse (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00444/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00444/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Horsmonden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 8HT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01548/LAWPRO Decided
Manchester House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Change of use of ground floor room from an ancillary hairdressers to residential
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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29 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Studio Theeba Agent, registered in Marden
Dissolved · incorporated 2018 · Marden
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16 documents on file for this application
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