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The Forest Nineveh Lane Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4LG

23/03502/FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 March 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of solar panels and wood burning stove to games room

Received
28 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Benenden & Cranbrook
Agent
Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
  1. Received28 Dec
  2. Validated26 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Mar

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Forest Nineveh Lane Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4LG. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 4LG
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Benenden Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 January 2024
Consultation expiry
8 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Julian Bluck Designs Ltd
Agent address
Briar House Nash Street Golden Cross Hailsham BN27 4AB United Kingdom

Publicity

Last advertised
9 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
1 March 2024
Site notice start
12 February 2024
Site notice end
8 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12693983
Documents
11
Constraints
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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