Planning application

Woodsden Water Lane Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5AP

Granted Tunbridge Wells 26/00897/ELEC Overhead Electricity Line

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Electricity Notification - Installation of a hv pole & 2 stays; re-string the existing hv span between hv pole 246945 & 246946; installation of 2 stays
As published by the council, reference 26/00897/ELEC

Application record

Reference: 26/00897/ELEC
Type: Overhead Electricity Line
Status: Decided
Decision: No Objections
Received: 22 Apr 2026
Validated: 22 Apr 2026
Decided: 22 May 2026
Ward: Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
Parish: Hawkhurst Parish Council
Decision by: Delegated Decision
Postcode: TN18 5AP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

22 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
22 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
11 Aug 2026
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Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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How this application type works

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

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Source: Tunbridge Wells planning register

Published by Tunbridge Wells and last checked here on 1 Sep 2026. Plans, drawings and public comments stay on the council's own portal.

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Location

The site postcode TN18 5AP places this application in the TN18 postcode district.

PlanIndex lists 181 planning applications with TN18 postcodes in Tunbridge Wells, 121 of them in the 12 months to September 2026.

Council context

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