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Country Cottages Crossways House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HU

18/02030/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 August 2018

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of redundant A2 office to C3 Residential Studio House. The proposal includes raising the rear extension flat roof height to allow headroom and the installation of 2x conservation roof lights. The proposal also includes replacing the chain link fence with a picket fence and the removal of 3 conifer trees.

Received
27 June 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Brenchley & Horsmonden
  1. Received27 Jun
  2. Validated5 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 Aug
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Country Cottages Crossways House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HU. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,127 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.

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

Postcode
TN12 8HU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Horsmonden Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 July 2018
Consultation expiry
10 August 2018
Target decision date
30 August 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 July 2018
Advertisement expiry
10 August 2018
Site notice start
11 July 2018
Site notice end
1 August 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07088728
Documents
21
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: HappysOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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Source: Tunbridge Wells

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