Planning application
Postern Lakes Postern Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0QU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
(Part retrospective) Change of use of land & lake to fishery
As published by the council, reference 26/00987/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00987/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Pembury And Capel
- Parish
- Capel Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 0QU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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5 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
62 documents on file for this application
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- KCC Highways Comments
- Supplementary Transport Note
- Total/Average Fishing Attendance and Session Durations Information
- TWBC Landscape and Biodiversity Officer Comments
- KCC Heritage Comments
- Site notice map
- Site notice photo
- Site notice photo
- Site notice photo
- Site notice photo
- Tom Adam - Traffic Count Report - Part 1 North of Bridge
- Tom Adam - Traffic Count Report - Part 2 West Side
- Tom Adam - Traffic Count Report - Part 3 Middle private road
- Mr Ricci Connolly(FULL)
- Capel Parish Council
- Kent Wildlife Trust
- KCC Heritage Conservation
- Mrs Sandra De Wet(FULL)
- Mr Graeme Veale(FULL)
- Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council
- Mr David Tennent(FULL)
- Mr Nigel Exall(FULL)
- Mr Jonathan Exall(FULL)
- Mr Jonathan Exall(FULL)
- Mrs Asa Pelvang(FULL)
- Mr Alistair Hawkins(FULL)
- KCC Highways
- KCC Flood & Water Management
- Mr Charles Davenport(FULL)
- Natural England
- Natural England
- Environmental Agency
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Mr Peter Hills(FULL)
- Norman J Pickett
- Site Location Plan
- Mr Tom Adam(FULL)
- KCC Public Rights of Way
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- KCC Public Rights of Way - Map
- KCC Minerals & Waste
- TWBC Environmental Health
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- Mr Jonathan McTernan(FULL)
- TWBC Tree Officer Comments
- Site Location Plan
- Lake 5
- Lake 4
- Existing Site Plan
- Landscape Plan
- Lake 2
- Lake 3
- Lake 1
- Planning Statement
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Transport Note
- Vegetation Plan 2
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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