Planning application
4 Elphicks Farm Cottages Spelmonden Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8EL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of garage to ancillary accommodation including rebuilding of log store (alternative to planning permission 25/01005/FULL)
As published by the council, reference 26/00718/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00718/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Horsmonden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 8EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 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
Agent on file, a design practice registered in Sedlescombe
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 22 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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