Old Forstal Ladham Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1NA

26/00619/FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 19 August 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Replacement rear & side extensions; addition of a carport to side of annexe/garage

Received: 16 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Ward: Rural Tunbridge Wells
Agent: James Clague Architects

ReceivedReceived16 Mar
ValidatedValidated18 Mar
Consult.Consultation9 Apr
TargetTarget Date13 May
DecidedDecided19 Aug

Decided in 154 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Old Forstal Ladham Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1NA. Tunbridge Wells has handled 1,962 applications of this type. This one was decided in 156 days, 14 weeks longer than Tunbridge Wells's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 11 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 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 April 2026
Consultation end: 9 April 2026
Target decision date: 13 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: James Clague Architects
Architect profile: JAMES CLAGUE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Latchmere House 26 Watling Street Canterbury CT1 2UD

Publicity

Last advertised: 27 March 2026
Advertisement expiry: 17 April 2026
Site notice start: 2 April 2026
Site notice end: 27 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14784648
Documents: 59
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Forstall CottageOn this site
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 (19)

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, 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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Associated applications

2026
16 Mar
Replacement rear & side extensions; addition of a carport to side of annexe/garage
This applicationApprovedFull26/00619/FULL
2026
16 Mar
Listed Building Consent - Replacement rear & side extensions and internal layout alterations to the main house
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside26/00620/LBC

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tunbridge Wells

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