The Heath Stores The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT
Approved on 6 January 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition
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Proposal
(Retrospective) Construction of 2no outbuildings for storage of coal & bins
- Received
- 27 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Agent
- Rory Newell Chartered Architect
- ReceivedReceived27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Heath Stores The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 143 applications across Rural Tunbridge Wells. We hold 1,126 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 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN12 8HT
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Horsmonden Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 23 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Rory Newell Chartered Architect
- Agent address
- 20 Abingdon Road Maidstone Kent, ME16 9DP
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 November 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 2 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 23 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14395900
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Manchester House With the Post Office and Heath StoresOn 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.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 May
LBC - (Works commenced) Installation of panels to internal walls and paint exterior window frames black
PendingListed building consent26/00314/LBC - 20248 Feb
Change of use from a single dwelling to 2 dwellings (flats) (retrospective)
ApprovedFull Application24/00365/FULL - 202219 Jul
Listed Building Consent: Demolition of existing porch
ApprovedListed building consent22/02164/LBC - 201427 May
Submission of Details pursuant to Condition 3 - Details of rooflights of 13/03429/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/500896/SUB - 201319 Nov
Listed Building Consent: Addition of two rooflights to attic
ApprovedListed building consent13/03429/LBC - 20133 Oct
Listed Building Consent: Demolition of rear porch. Single storey rear extension
ApprovedListed building consent13/02919/LBC - 20133 Oct
Demolition of rear porch. Single storey rear extension
ApprovedHouseholder13/02909/HOUSE - 201318 Sep
Listed Building Consent - Addition of a log burning stove and flue
ApprovedListed building consent13/02773/LBC - 201214 Jun
Listed Building Consent: First floor internal alterations comprising removal of built in cupboards to kitchen…
ApprovedListed building consent12/01761/LBC - 201211 May
Listed Building Consent - Installation of a twin-wall, insulated stainless steel multi-fuel chimney to the…
ApprovedListed building consent12/01423/LBC
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