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Land Opposite 1 Zion Cottages Ranters Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1HR

25/02467/FULLFull ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 18 December 2025

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

(Self Build) Conversion of existing stables into residential dwelling with associated works, landscaping enhancement & removal of sandschool.

Received
13 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Rural Tunbridge Wells
Agent
Kent Design Studio Ltd
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Opposite 1 Zion Cottages Ranters Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1HR. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Rural Tunbridge Wells. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal does not include marketing evidence to demonstrate that alternative uses for the building, including business, recreation and tourism uses, have been actively explored over a minimum 18-month time frame. Furthermore, given the remainder of the land outside the site location plan's red line is shown to remain as 'paddock' it is likely, on the balance of probability, that the development would result in the need for further buildings as a result of displacement, which would be harmful to the character and appearance of the High Weald National Landscape. Neither does the building (which has only recently been constructed) fall within he criteria for retention in Policy ED5(b). The proposal therefore does not comply with policies EN1, EN19 and ED5 of the Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2025 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 (amended 2025).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
TN17 1HR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Goudhurst Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2025
Consultation expiry
21 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Kent Design Studio Ltd
Architect profile
KENT DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED
Agent address
The Wool Store Fullers Way Biddenden Ashford Kent, TN27 8FQ

Publicity

Last advertised
31 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
21 November 2025
Site notice start
30 October 2025
Site notice end
21 November 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14360588
Documents
33
Constraints
13

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

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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