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Pond OS Plot 3666 Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent

16/06001/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 27 October 2016

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed recreational fishery for use by a syndicate with maximum membership of 40 to 50 people, including the proposed enlargement the existing top (north-west) fishing lake, retention of the use of the existing lower (east) lake as a fishing lake and its expansion with islands, associated landscaping including a wildlife pond, closing off the existing field gate off Grovehurst Lane and new gated opening to the south leading to new parking area comprising 18 spaces, and new fishery hut in replacement of existing timber outbuilding.

Received
28 July 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brenchley & Horsmonden
  1. Received28 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.29 Aug
  4. Target22 Sep
  5. Decided27 Oct

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Pond OS Plot 3666 Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address.

96% of full applications at Tunbridge Wells Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horsmonden Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2016
Consultation expiry
9 September 2016
Consultation start
15 August 2016
Consultation end
29 August 2016
Neighbour consultation start
12 August 2016
Neighbour consultation end
26 August 2016
Target decision date
22 September 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent address
F.A.O. Mrs Canan Clatworthy Ridgers Barn Bunny Lane Eridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9HA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 August 2016
Advertisement expiry
9 September 2016
Site notice start
11 August 2016
Site notice end
2 September 2016

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed and or Notice Upheld

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05342543
Documents
77
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    28 Mar

    Erection of 1 no. holiday let log cabin

    RefusedFull Application23/00819/FULL
  2. 2018
    30 Apr

    Submission of details in relation to Condition 3 - (management plan and log sheet) of 18/00335/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/01368/SUB
  3. 2018
    1 Feb

    Submission of Details in relation to condition 2 (Finished Levels), condition 4 (Foul Sewage), condition 7…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/00350/SUB
  4. 2018
    31 Jan

    Variation of Condition 3 (Management Plan) of planning consent 17/03320/FULL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)18/00335/FULL
  5. 2017
    6 Oct

    Retrospective - Recreational fishery for use by a syndicate with maximum membership of up to 20 people (no…

    ApprovedFull Application17/03320/FULL
  6. 2016
    9 Feb

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of top (north west) lake as a fishing lake, up to four times…

    ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Existing)16/501264/LDCEX

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