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The Vicarage Back Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1AN

21/01347/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 28 July 2021

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Temporary Change of Use for Five Years of an area of domestic garden (C3 use) to a learning and non-residential institution use (an F1 use)

Received
19 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Vicarage Back Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook TN17 1AN. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,133 applications in total for the TN17 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
TN17 1AN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2021
Consultation expiry
23 July 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Station Villa Station Road Goudhurst CRANBROOK TN17 1HA

Publicity

Last advertised
2 July 2021
Advertisement expiry
23 July 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09688403
Documents
9
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • 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, 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, 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    14 Nov

    Trees in a conservation area notification: Holly (T1) - remove a dead, northern stem.

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area25/02760/TCA
  2. 2024
    17 Sep

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: WESTERN RED CEDAR (T1) - Reduce height of approx. 7m; COMMON…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area24/02406/TCA
  3. 2024
    13 Feb

    Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: SAWARA CYPRESS (T0768) - Fell; WESTERN RED CEDAR (T0769) - Remove…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area24/00405/TCA
  4. 2023
    7 Feb

    Tree in Conservation Area Notification - HAWTHORN - Crown lift to give height clearance of 4 metres; ELDER…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area23/00346/TCA
  5. 2019
    14 Oct

    Removal of garage; Enlargement of existing vicarage office

    PendingFull Application19/02916/FULL
  6. 2017
    8 Mar

    Tree in a conservation area notification: T1 (Cherry) - Fell, T2 (Holly) - Remove dead stem, T3 (Cherry)…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area17/00807/TCA

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