Planning application
Castle Cottage Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EH
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for a proposed single-storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 4.50 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling; B) Has a maximum height of 3.17 metres from the natural ground level; C) Has a height of 2.98 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00701/PNEXT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00701/PNEXT
- Type
- Prior Notifcation - Extensions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Cranbrook, Sissinghurst And Frittenden
- Parish
- Frittenden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 2EH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Ramsgate
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11 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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