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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

3,826Searchable applications

320Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 2,739 approved or refused records

181Refused applications

2,558 approved · 181 refused · 103 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

Decided25/00565/FULL
Two storey side extension with increase in driveway access; roof alterations with changes to fenestration; change of garage roof from flat to pitched.
Gainsford House 43 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NU
Received 6 Mar 2025
Decided25/00566/TPO
TREES: OAK (T1) - Reduce lowest limb by 2m
6 Roopers Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0QL
Received 6 Mar 2025
Decided25/00568/FULL
Change of use for conversion of upper floors to residential use & replacement of windows
77 Mount Pleasant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1PX
Received 6 Mar 2025
Decided25/00569/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (details of method statement) of 22/03568/LBC
Netters Hall Attwaters Lane Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5AS
Received 6 Mar 2025
Decided25/00570/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: 2no. LEYLANDII (T1 & T2) - Section fell to ground
89A Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LP
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00571/TPO
TREES; OAK (T1) - Reduce canopy 2.5m, remove deadwood & crown lift to 5m over highway and 3m over footpath
Ardenhurst 3 Culverden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9FB
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00574/FULL
Single storey rear extension
45 Woolley Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0LE
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00575/FULL
Minor Material Amendment to Planning Permission 24/01436/FULL - (increase in penthouse roof height & 2nd floor parapet; floor area of penthouse deepened; new roof lights to penthouse flat roof and parapet screen; amended site plan altered to amend the gardens/communal spaces for ground floor flats)
Car Park Bredbury House 77 Mount Ephraim Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00576/FULL
Separate access for the new dwelling, approved under 22/03083/FULL & change of use of Crofton from annexe to dwellinghouse, together with single storey extension
Croften Lomas Lane Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5PT
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00578/FULL
Replacement windows from single to double glazing with timber casement
Slip Mill Cottage Slip Mill Lane Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5AB
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00579/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Replacement single glazed windows with slimline double glazing & timber casement with new glazing bars
Slip Mill Cottage Slip Mill Lane Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5AB
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00580/FULL
(Retrospective) Change of use of car parking area to the stationing of shipping containers for ancillary storage to units 10-12 and 14-16
Apple Pie Farm Cranbrook Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00581/NMAMD
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/01576/FULL - Block D moved east
Showfields Estate Showfields Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 7 Mar 2025
Decided25/00582/FULL
1no. window added to East & West elevations; 1no. window added to South elevation. 2no. rooflights to the garage & North elevation
Roseacre Cottage Horns Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4QS
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00583/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Loft conversion with rear & side dormer & front rooflights
80 Ravenswood Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3SJ
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00584/FULL
Demolition of conservatory & garage with replacement single storey rear extension
80 Ravenswood Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3SJ
Received 10 Mar 2025
Unknown25/00585/PNEXT
Prior notification for a proposed replacement single storey rear extension which extends by 5.96m beyond rear wall; height of 3.19m; height of eaves 2.95m
214 Upper Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2EH
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00586/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: SILVER BIRCH - Reduce by 1/3 & shape; 2no. CONIFER - Remove
35 Molyneux Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8DX
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00587/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: WILLOW - Remove
Oriel House High Street Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NQ
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00588/NMAMD
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 21/00026/FULL - Rear single storey dual pitched roof altered to single pitched
43 Newton Gardens Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6AJ
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00589/TPO
Trees: Please see submitted plan 17353-10 for full schedule
OS Plot 1800 Sandown Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4RT
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00590/FULL
Partial demolition of single storey side extension & erection of two storey extension. Alterations to side porch & fenestration
26 Tonbridge Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4QL
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00592/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (details of soft & hard landscaping); Condition 7- (details of tree protection) of 24/01537/FULL
The Long House Lidwells Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1EP
Received 10 Mar 2025
Decided25/00593/FULL
Two-storey side extension & addition / alteration of windows.
1 Church Close Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7AA
Received 10 Mar 2025

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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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