Planning application
Unit 1 Crundalls Farm Gedges Hill Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7EA
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings & erection of replacement office/research building, with associated parking and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 26/01479/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01479/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Parish
- Brenchley & Matfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 7EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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3 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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2 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- National Highways Comments Email
- . Brenchley and Matfield PC .(FULL)
- KCC Highways Comments
- Environmental Protection(FULL)
- Environmental Protection(FULL)
- Kent Police
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- BNG Metric Calculation Tool
- KCC Flood & Water Management
- Site Notices
- Proposed East & North Elevations
- Proposed West & South Elevations
- Proposed Lower Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed Site Layout incl. Roof Plan
- Application Form Redacted
- Appendix 1 - Landscape & Visual Appraisal
- Bat Survey & Mitigation Strategy
- Condition Assessments
- Site Location Plan
- Proposed CGI
- BNG Areas Plan
- Topographical Survey
- Existing Ground & First Floor Plans
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Landscape & Visual Appraisal
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement
- Existing East Elevation & Section A-A
- Design & Access Statement
- Existing & Proposed Block Plans
- Landscape Strategy
- Biodiversity Gain Statement
- Existing North & West Elevations
- Planning Statement
- Existing South Elevation & Section B-B
- Figures
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 2 October 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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