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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Planning applications.

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2,558 approved · 181 refused · 103 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decided25/00656/FULL
First floor rear extension, reconfiguration & removal of internal structures, demolition of existing conservatory, addition of bay window & two rooflights
Fountain Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9NA
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00657/LBC
Listed Building Consent - First floor rear extension, reconfiguration & removal of internal structures, demolition of existing conservatory, addition of bay window & two rooflights
Fountain Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9NA
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00658/FULL
Part single, part two storey roof extension to dwelling. Two storey extension to detached garage
27B Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NL
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00659/FULL
Addition of front entrance porch.
Orchard House Farm Maidstone Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8HG
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00660/FULL
Alterations to shopfront including shop shutters and security cameras (retrospective)
World Foods 106 - 112 Calverley Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2UN
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00661/FULL
Rear extension, hip-to-gable roof extension with rooflight and full-width dormer window
40 Farmcombe Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5DF
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00662/FULL
Erection of double bay garage with office above
Hemsted Forest Equestrian Centre Chittenden Farm Golford Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AJ
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00663/TPO
TREES: HOLLY (T1) - Cut back to boundary; LAUREL - Cut back to boundary
Woodland Between Ferndale And The Beeches Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 17 Mar 2025
Decided25/00664/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Conversion of garage to habitable room.
45 Herons Way Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4DW
Received 18 Mar 2025
Awaiting decision25/00665/OUT
Outline (all matters reserved except access): Construction of 20 dwellings and demolition of existing buildings
Benhall Mill Depot Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00667/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: OAK (T1) - Remove
White Wing 13A Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NJ
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00672/FULL
Barn conversion into live/work unit with associated garden land, parking, landscaping & biodiversity enhancements (Self-build)
Barn North Of Boundary Farm Marle Place Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 7HS
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00673/FULL
Single storey extension & front entrance porch. Demolition of existing garage.
56 Church Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BT
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00674/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Unit 1 only - Condition 3 - (Fa�ade Details); Condition 4 - (Roof Details); Condition 5 - (Photographic sample); Condition 7 - (Landscape Plan); Condition 12 - (Arboricultural Method Statement) of 24/02931/FULL
Land Adjacent Old Broad Oak Windmill Hill Brenchley Tonbridge Kent
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00676/FULL
Part two storey part single storey rear & side extension; changes to fenestration; internal alterations.
41 Culverden Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RE
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00677/FULL
Erection of single storey porch extension to front of dwelling
Leonards Highgate Hill Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LE
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00678/FULL
Garage conversion to habitable accommodation & ground floor rear elevation door alteration
Conifers Stonewall Park Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0HN
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00679/FULL
Roof extension and addition of new rooflights
6 Pullington Cottages Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4EG
Received 18 Mar 2025
Decided25/00680/FULL
Single storey rear extension
35 Beagles Wood Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4HZ
Received 19 Mar 2025
Decided25/00681/FULL
Conversion of barn to a dwelling with associated garden land, parking landscaping & biodiversity enhancements
Land North Of East Barn Headcorn Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EF
Received 19 Mar 2025
Decided25/00684/FULL
Retention of existing mobile home alongside 4no mobile homes previously approved under 23/02056/FULL (Retrospective)
Anderina Queen Street Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6PH
Received 19 Mar 2025
Decided25/00685/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: CHERRY LAUREL - remove; 5no. POPLAR - remove; CHERRY LAUREL & IVY HEDGE - remove
Beaumont Court 25 Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5GT
Received 19 Mar 2025
Decided25/00686/TPO
TREES: WALNUT - Reduce by 30% width reduction 1.5-2m back to branch axils. Raise crown by 4m. Halo prune to 1m clearance & installation of prop on lower limb
St Margarets Church Brick Kiln Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8EJ
Received 19 Mar 2025
Decided25/00688/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: SYCAMORE - Fell
41 Underwood Rise Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5RY
Received 19 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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