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Hawkhurst Fish Farm Hastings Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RT

Awaiting decision Tunbridge Wells 26/01007/LDCEX Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Building for storage of equipment and machinery for maintenance of the wider site and related to fish farm

As published by the council, reference 26/01007/LDCEX

Application record

Reference
26/01007/LDCEX
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
Parish
Hawkhurst Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN18 4RT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 7 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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.

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Agent on file, registered in Kenilworth

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Documents

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9 documents on file for this application

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What 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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