The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
Pending
26/01175/FULL
Description
Appeal documents for enforcement appeal 6008360 (LPA refs. 24/00130/OPDEV & T017839.2)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
23 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
(Part-retrospective) Change of use of the land to residential; stationing of 12no mobile…
2025
(Part-retrospective) Change of use of the land to residential; stationing of 12no mobile…
2025
(Retrospective) Change of use of part of a building to form a dwellinghouse
2025
(Retrospective) Change of use of part of a building to form a dwellinghouse
2024
Refused
Retrospective change of use and the stationing of 12 mobile homes, 5 touring caravans, 1…
2024
Refused
Retrospective change of use and the stationing of 12 mobile homes, 5 touring caravans, 1…
2022
Approved
Erection of barn for hay / feed and equipment storage
2022
Approved
Erection of 60m x 20m riding arena in position of original sand school; removal of existi…
2022
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: Erection of 60m x 20m riding arena in position of original sand sc…
2021
Withdrawn
Change of use for the stationing of up to 10 mobile homes for Gypsy / Traveller occupatio…
2021
Refused
Erection of 40m x 20m riding arena with associated earthworks (Retrospective)
2021
Refused
Erection of 2.3m acoustic fencing (Retrospective)
2021
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: Change of use for the stationing of up to 10 mobile homes for Gyps…
2021
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: Erection of 40m x 20m riding arena with associated earthworks (Ret…
2021
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion: Erection of 2.3m acoustic fencing (Retrospective) (21/02291/FULL R…
2020
Approved
Proposed removal of one half of existing hay barn, and relocation of other half of existi…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2020
Approved
Barn At Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
EIA Screening Opinion - Proposed removal of one half of existing hay barn, and relocation…
2019
Approved
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
EIA Screening Opinion - The relocation of a stabling block, the demolition of a stable bl…
2019
Approved
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
EIA Screening Opinion - The relocation of a stabling block, the demolition of a stable bl…
2019
Approved
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
The relocation of a stabling block, the demolition of a stable block and the erection of…
2019
Approved
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
The relocation of a stabling block, the demolition of a stable block and the erection of…
2016
Approved
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Change of use of part of a building to form a…
2016
Refused
The Meadows Pastheap Farm Hastings Road Pembury Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BL
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Material change of use of part of a building…
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.5/10
Excellent
#13 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 292. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Tunbridge Wells decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #28 of 292
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #38 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
167 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,217
Total decisions
78 refused in 2025