Planning application
Cooklands Hoppers Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Excavation of trench to implement planning permission 20/01859/FULL
As published by the council, reference 26/00589/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00589/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 13 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Pembury And Capel
- Parish
- Capel Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 6RT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00974/FULL Decided
Cooklands Hoppers Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 20/01859/FULL - (Front & side extension; alterations to the external fenestration)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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1 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Country House Homes Ltd. Agent, a developer
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 11 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.
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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Cooklands Hoppers Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT
94% historically approved · decision due ~13 Jul
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 20/01859/FULL - (Front & side extension; alterations to the external fenestration)
Decided Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 6 docs -
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Refused Outline New dwelling 30 docsMajor scheme -
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Single storey rear extension, porch and pool storage building additions
Granted Full applications Extension 13 docsSmall domestic -
50 Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6SB
Outline (Layout and scale not reserved): 39 dwellings comprising 16 affordable dwellings, seven three-bed, four four-bed and twelve five-bed houses.
Refused Outline 45 docsMajor scheme -
Five Oaks Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT
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Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs -
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