Ladysden Farm Winchet Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JX
Proposal
(Retrospective) Change of use from an office building to one dwelling; door replacement; fence replacement with shed
- Received
- 20 July 2026
- Decided
- 28 September 2026 · Application Refused
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 7 October 2026
- Ward
- Rural Tunbridge Wells
- ReceivedReceived20 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided28 Sep
Decided in 53 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at Ladysden Farm Winchet Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JX. Tunbridge Wells has handled 5,699 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days quicker than Tunbridge Wells's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 144 applications across Rural Tunbridge Wells. We hold 1,117 applications in total for the TN17 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposed development would result in the loss of a commercial building which has the potential to contribute positively towards the rural economy. Insufficient justification and evidence has been provided to show that alternative uses have been explored or that commercial uses would be unviable, and in particular no evidence has been provided to demonstrate a marketing exercise was carried out. Therefore it cannot be concluded that the building is redundant or disused. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies ED2 and ED5 of the Tunbridge Wells Local Plan 2026, Policy B2 of the Goudhurst NDP and the aims and objectives of policy E2 and Chapter 7 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Tunbridge Wells
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning 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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© 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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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