Planning application
Hopper Huts Cryals Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - use of land and building for dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference 26/00997/LDCEX
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00997/LDCEX
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 7AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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7 May 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 2 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 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Tonbridge
23 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 88% granted
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided lawful development applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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26/01239/LDCEX Awaiting decision
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