Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB
Proposal
Variation of Conditions 4, 5 & 7 of Planning Permission 17/03135/FULL to include: increase to hours of external non-Bethany school use (and scope of user outside these times); increase to number of permitted external community group users and removal of limitation on number of such users in any one day; removal of geographical and timing restrictions of public users.
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Agent
- DHA Planning
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated22 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application at Bethany School Jarvis Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1LB. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 54 other applications 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 7 weeks (median).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- TN17 1LB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Goudhurst Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 11 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DHA Planning
- Agent address
- Eclipse House, Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone Kent, ME14 3EN
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 January 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 30 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 21 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 11 February 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14232817
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 17
Site 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202518 Dec
Variation of Conditions 4, 5 & 7 of Planning Permission 17/03135/FULL
This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)25/03036/FULL - 201721 Sep
Removal/Variation of Condition 9 of 14/01305/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Part of17/03135/FULL - 201721 Sep
EIA Screening Opinion - Removal of Condition 9 (Restricted use) of 14/01305/FULL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/03161/ENVSCR
Planning history at this site
20 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202518 Dec
Variation of Condition 13 of Planning Permission 24/01964/FULL
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)25/03037/FULL - 202424 Sep
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 8 (Verification Report) of 22/01736/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/02457/SUB - 202427 Jun
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 12 - (External Lighting) of 22/01736/FULL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01690/SUB - 20235 Jun
Partial Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4b - (Implementation of safeguarding measures to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/01496/SUB - 20227 Dec
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (landscape scheme details); Condition 6 - (mitigation and…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/03548/SUB - 20223 Oct
Submission of details in relation to condition 3 (External materials), 4 (Archaeology reports and…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions22/02938/SUB - 20228 Jun
Alterations to approved application 21/00427/FULL
ApprovedFull Application22/01736/FULL - 202124 Nov
EIA Screening Opinion - Reconfiguration of the existing car parking area to provide a drop-off facility for…
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion21/03919/ENVSCR - 20213 Nov
Reconfiguration of the existing car parking area to provide a drop-off facility for the school, alongside the…
ApprovedFull Application21/03692/FULL - 20219 Feb
EIA Screening Opinion: Construction of a Performing Arts Centre as an extension to an existing school…
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion21/00549/ENVSCR - 201518 Jun
Minor material amendment to previously approved scheme 15/502607/FULL
ApprovedFull Application15/504831/FULL - 201520 Mar
New fitness centre
ApprovedFull Application15/502600/FULL - 201520 Mar
EIA Screening Opinion - New residential 6th Form building (15/502607/FULL
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion15/502611/ENVSCR - 201520 Mar
New residential 6th Form building
ApprovedFull Application15/502607/FULL - 201520 Mar
EIA Screening Opinion - New fitness centre (15/502600/FULL
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion15/502601/ENVSCR - 201529 Jan
Wooden covered walkway and 4 wooden hexagonal gazebo shelters.
ApprovedFull Application15/501006/FULL - 201529 Jan
EIA Screening Opinion to determine whether the erection of a wooden covered walkway and 4 wooden hexagonal…
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion15/501193/ENVSCR - 201426 Sep
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 - Ecological Methodology Statement, and Condition 4 - Deposit…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/503963/SUB - 201417 Apr
Single storey swimming pool enclosure with associated external works
ApprovedFull Application14/01305/FULL - 201417 Apr
EIA Screening Opinion: Single storey swimming pool enclosure with associated external works (TW/14/01305
ApprovedEIA Screening Opinion14/01308/EIASCR
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