Planning application
Post Office High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4AA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from commercial (Class E) to No.1 dwellinghouse (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/01540/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01540/PNEC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hawkhurst, Sandhurst And Benenden
- Parish
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN18 4AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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10 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Hawkhurst Parish Council
- Environmental Protection
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- KCC Highways Comments
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location & Existing Plans
- Proposed Plans
- Planning Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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