Planning application
1 Laurel Cottages The Street Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4BZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Replacement shed with concrete base
As published by the council, reference 26/01073/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01073/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Benenden Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 4BZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 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 full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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