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Cooklands Hoppers Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RT

Granted Tunbridge Wells 26/00589/LDCEX Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)

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: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00974/FULL Granted

    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)

    Decided 8 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Country House Homes Ltd. Agent, a developer

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 11 May 2026
  • Decision Notice - Site Plan Decision · 11 May 2026
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 11 May 2026
  • Capel Parish Council Parish Comments · 31 Mar 2026
  • Existing Site Plan Plan / Drawing · 19 Mar 2026
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 13 Mar 2026
  • Site Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 13 Mar 2026
  • Decision Notice 20/01859/FULL Supporting Documents · 13 Mar 2026
  • Site Inspection Report Supporting Documents · 13 Mar 2026
  • Covering Letter Supporting Documents · 13 Mar 2026

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What 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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