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Woodland North Side Of Blackhurst Lane (Robingate Wood) Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent

26/00145/AGRICAgricultural/Forestry NotificationRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 13 February 2026

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

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Proposal

Prior Notification of forestry development - Track and stacking area

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherwood
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Feb

Decided in 21 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Woodland North Side Of Blackhurst Lane (Robingate Wood) Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent. Tunbridge Wells has handled 58 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Sherwood.

96% of all 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed formation of a surfaced track and stacking area is not considered to be reasonably necessary for the purposes of forestry, including afforestation. This is because as the proposed track and hardstanding is sited over 25 metres from the road, thus is it neither connected to, nor accessible from, the public highway. Therefore, the proposal would not meet the requirements of Class E, Part 6, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Notification
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Madgwick & Dottridge
Agent address
The Farm Office Barden Dell Farm Barden Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN3 0LJ

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Tunbridge Wells
  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Ancient woodland: Robingate WoodPart of the 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 (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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