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Bockingfold Farm Ladham Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LY

21/01611/FULLFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

The part demolition and part conversion of redundant buildings into a single dwelling, together with the provision of new woodland, pond and other planting. to include a pottery/hobbies room, revised driveway entrance arrangement, and changes to window design

Received
7 May 2021
Decided
19 August 2021 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Tunbridge Wells96% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at Bockingfold Farm Ladham Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LY. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,960 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 64 days. This one was decided in 104 days, 6 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 1,117 applications in total for the TN17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
21/01611/FULL
Address
Bockingfold Farm Ladham Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LY
Postcode
TN17 1LY
Local Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Goudhurst & Lamberhurst
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Bloomfields
Agent Address
77 Commercial Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent, TN12 6DS

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
7 May 2021
Consultation Expiry
30 July 2021
Date Decided
19 August 2021
Date Validated
24 June 2021
Date Submitted
7 May 2021

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision

Publicity

Last Advertised
9 July 2021
Advertisement Expiry
30 July 2021
Site Notice Start
6 July 2021
Site Notice End
29 July 2021

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09817812
Documents
31
Constraints
8
Coordinates
51.126137, 0.476892
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3294531
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 9 November 2022Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal
Green Belt

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    20 Oct

    EIA Screening Opinion - Construction of a New Farm Track

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion20/03182/ENVSCR
  2. 2020
    15 Apr

    Part demolition and part conversion of redundant buildings into a single dwelling, together with the…

    ApprovedFull Application20/01082/FULL
  3. 2020
    15 Apr

    EIA Screening Opinion -Part demolition and part conversion of redundant buildings into a single dwelling…

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion20/01162/ENVSCR
  4. 2019
    3 Sep

    Prior Notification for a general purpose, steel portal frame agricultural building

    ApprovedAgricultural/Forestry Notification19/02550/AGRIC
  5. 2010
    9 Apr

    Retrospective application for infill extension for agricultural purposes in connection with the existing…

    ApprovedFull Application10/01225/FUL
  6. 2010
    9 Apr

    EIA Screening Opinion: Retrospective application for extension of existing cold store building to provide…

    ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion10/01228/EIASCR

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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