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Planning - BPC Considerations 2025

For full details of the Parish Council's comment please see minutes of meetings.

December 2025

  • 25/02704/FULL 4 Orchard Court, The Street. Rear & side extensions with installation of four roof lights; replacement windows & external alterations. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/02955/TPO Stable Cottage, The Green. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/02953/TPO Middle Coach House, The Green. The Parish Council supports this application.

November 2025

  • 25/02569/FULL Orchards, Cranbrook Road. Erection of a single-storey annexe with associated groundworks & retaining wall. The Parish Council objects to this application.
  • 25/02570/FULL Orchards, Cranbrook Road. Excavation of ground & erection of a timber sleeper retaining wall. The Parish Council objects to this application.
  • 25/02550/FULL Bikkel, Goddards Green Road. Erection of an outbuilding. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/02436/FULL Beacon Hall House, Rolvenden Road. Installation of ground mounted solar panels. The Parish Council supports this application.

October 2025

  • 25/02440/FULL Appleshaw, Dingleden Farm Road. Retrospective. Swimming pool. The Parish Council makes no comment on this application.
  • 25/02184/REM Broughton, Rolvenden Road. Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale) following Outline Permission for (Demolition of existing structures and storage uses and erection of a detached bungalow) (23/00188/OUT refers). The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01906/FULL Land Adjacent Rothermere Close, Walkhurst Road. Variation of Condition 3 of Planning Permission 19/00822/HYBRID - Amendment to the shape & design of the approved attenuation pond. The Parish Council supports this application.

September 2025

  • 25/02016/TPO Vicarage Coach House, The Green. TREES: 2 no. LIME (G1) - Crown lift up to 5m above ground level. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/02129/FULL 13 Rothermere Close. Single storey rear extension & installation of 2 no. rooflights. The Parish Council supports this application.

August 2025

  • 25/01835/FULL The Barn Great Nineveh Nineveh Lane. Single storey rear extension and installation of rooflights and replace stables with annex building. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01640/LBC Campion House, Standen Street. Removal of cementitious material from the external panels & re-rendering. Timber repairs, the re-introduction of 1 timber support, and the introduction of 1 timber support. Internal replastering & the replacement of 2 rooflights. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01543/FULL Land Adjacent To Bikkel, Goddards Green Road. Conversion of outbuilding to single dwelling. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01698/LBC Benenden C Of E Primary School, The Green. Addition of window to West elevation (Alterations to schemes 22/02278/LBC & 23/00410/LBC). The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01665/FULL Netters Hall, Attwaters Lane, Hawkhurst. Reinstatement of basement lightwell, new painted hardwood windows to the central range of the south elevation & conservation roof lights. - (Alterations related to 22/03567/FULL & 24/01668/FULL). The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01880/FULL Waters End Farm, Standen Street. Single-storey rear extension connecting to existing outbuilding; roof extension; repositioning of dormer window; removal of brick steps & extension of exterior retaining wall. The Parish Council makes no comment on this application.

July 2025

  • 25/01343/FULL Former Dairy Building, Walkhurst Road. Change of use and extension of former dairy building into a new dwelling. Conversion of existing atcost barn into a garage with change of use of the land to form an associated garden, parking & biodiversity enhancements. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01571/FULL 1 Century Cottage, Rolvenden Road. Single storey side extension. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01526/FULL Barefield, Cranbrook Road. Partial single & two-storey extension with new dormer windows. The Parish Council supports this application.

May 2025

  • 25/01026/FULL Pine Tree Lodge, The Street. Replacement of garden room; replacement of window in dining room with bifold doors. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01003/FULL Land Opposite Little Bishopsden, Biddenden. Removal of Condition 3 of Planning Permission 08/02043/FULL - (restriction of the use of building). The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/01062/FULL Backtilt, Stepneyford Lane. Conversion of car barn into ground floor bedroom & ensuite as an extension to the existing annex. Erection of car barn, garden store & greenhouse. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00907/FULL Beacon Farm Packhouse, Rolvenden Road. Retrospective - revised window locations (W6), shutter doors, cladding & replacement roof.  The Parish Council supports this application.

April 2025

  • 25/00467/FULL Benenden Girls School. Proposed re-roofing, raising of roof finishes to allow insulation, renewing & adjusting of lead valleys, addition of overflows to parapets, renewal of flat roofs, rebuilding of dormers to allow timber repairs & insulation, replacement roof hatches, renewal of lead sheet roof, addition of ventilated ridges, addition of man-safe system & reduction in length of terrace wall. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00468/LBC Benenden Girls School. Proposed re-roofing, raising of roof finishes to allow insulation, renewing & adjusting of lead valleys, addition of overflows to parapets, renewal of flat roofs, rebuilding of dormers to allow timber repairs & insulation, replacement roof hatches, renewal of lead sheet roof, addition of ventilated ridges, addition of man-safe system & reduction in length of terrace wall. Lining of walls, firestopping in roof & floor voids, upgraded wall linings & addition of fire doors, introduction of fire lobby & adaption of existing screen. Additional smoke detects & lights in roof voids. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00580/FULL Apple Pie Farm, Cranbrook Road. (Retrospective) Change of use of car parking area to the stationing of shipping containers for ancillary storage to units 10-12 and 14-16. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00646/LBC Springhill Farm, Standen Street. Listed Building Consent - Alterations to internal layout of property (works commenced). The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00726/FULL Owlgate House, Mill Street. Erection of detached replacement outbuilding with carport. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00679/FULL 6 Pullington Cottages. Roof extension and addition of new rooflights.The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00706/FULL Stable Cottage, Nineveh Lane. Conversion of existing incidental building to both incidental & ancillary use to main building (Alternative to 23/02274/FULL). The Parish Council makes no comment this application.

March 2025

  • 25/00452/LBC Lilac Cottage, Iden Green Road. Installation of tanking within basement (retrospective). The Parish Council supports this application.

February 2025

  • 24/03253/FULL Land To The West Of Beacon House, Rolvenden Road. (Retrospective) - Relaid vehicular access. The Parish Council makes no comment.
  • 25/00107/FULL Kingfishers, Hopehouse Hens, Standen Street. Proposed dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping. Removal of temporary mobile home. The Parish Council supports this application.
  • 25/00196/FULL School Farm House, Cranbrook Road. Replacement of existing dwelling to create a single storey detached dwelling, with associated garage and car parking. The Parish Council supports this application.

January 2025

  • 24/03106/FULL Marble Meadow, Cranbrook Road.  Retrospective - construction of shed for forestry purposes. The Parish Council objects to this application.
  • 24/03209/NMAMD Beacon Fold, Rolvenden Road. Non-Material Amendment in relation to 24/00548/FULL Installation of 43No. PV Panels. Removal of 1no. window on south elevation & installation of 1no. window on east elevation.  The Parish Council supports this application.