Manchester House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT
Proposal
Change of use of a small internal room (former hairdresser) to ancillary residential accommodation within the existing dwellinghouse (Class C3).
- Received
- 27 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- Agent
- Studio Theeba
- ReceivedReceived27 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Manchester House The Heath Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HT. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 141 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 8 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
- 3 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 3 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Studio Theeba
- Agent address
- 3, Albion Cottage Goudhurst Road Staplehurst TN12 0HB
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 13 March 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 April 2026
- Site notice start
- 12 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 2 April 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14738826
- Documents
- 8
- Constraints
- 9
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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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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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 7.4 miTunbridge WellsRTPIRICS Regulated
- 8.0 miTunbridge WellsRTPI
- 10.3 miMaidstone
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- J B E Electrical ServicesElectrician0.3 mi
- Allview Electrical LimitedElectrician0.9 mi
- SCEC Electrical ContractorsElectrician1.8 mi
- Tate and Tonbridge Automation LtdElectrical Installations within Dwellings (Part P)Electrician1.9 mi
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