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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

3,911Searchable applications

320Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 2,808 approved or refused records

184Refused applications

2,624 approved · 184 refused · 107 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decided25/01072/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 5 (Method statement) and condition 7 (Details of location, window joinery, bi-folding doors & roof lights) of 24/02942/LBC
Old Birchetts The Green Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JB
Received 29 Apr 2025
Decided25/01073/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (porch & bay window details); Condition 5 - (roof lights); Condition 6 - (Details of works to timbers & openings in external walls) of 24/03038/LBC
The Wheelwright Arms The Green Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7JX
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01074/OUT
Outline Permission (Access Not Reserved) - Proposed dwelling with garage & 2no. parking spaces
Grove Haven Hawkenbury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9AD
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01075/FULL
Replacement of farm office & garage with dwelling and car parking & landscaping
The Nurseries Pralls Lane Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7DX
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01076/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 27 (boundary treatment details) of 23/03274/FULL
Benenden Hospital Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AX
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01077/FULL
New front entrance porch and steps
High Ford Linden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5QL
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01079/FULL
1.5 storey side extension with a dormer window, roof lights to the rear, a lean-to extension, and a new entrance porch
Norton Cottage The Slade Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8HH
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01082/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Installation of a plaque
11A The Pantiles Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5TD
Received 30 Apr 2025
Decided25/01083/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) L shaped dormer window to rear elevation & 2 No rooflight windows to front elevation
16 Dynevor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9HR
Received 1 May 2025
Decided25/01088/FULL
Installation of ventilation louvre within an existing window opening
British Telecom 17 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9TN
Received 1 May 2025
Decided25/01090/FULL
Single storey side & rear extension, alterations to front window & enlargement of drop kerb
98 Tutsham Way Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6UB
Received 1 May 2025
Decided25/01091/TWORK
Telecommunications Notifications - 9m light pole
Land At Hawkhurst Road Cranbrook Kent TN17 3PU
Received 1 May 2025
Decided25/01092/ADV
Advertisement - One totem sign & one wall mounted sign.
Chamberlain Court 77 Mount Ephraim Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8BS
Received 1 May 2025
Decided25/01093/FULL
Single storey front extension with roof alterations & new detached garage
North View Five Oak Green Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RE
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01094/FULL
Garden studio
23 Chestnut Avenue Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0BT
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01095/FULL
Proposed first floor extension and dormer window
Link House The Slade Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8HH
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01096/FULL
New single storey outbuilding
Oak Tree House Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4ND
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01098/FULL
Hip-to-gable roof alteration, two rear dormer windows & roof light. Replacement of existing hipped roof to flat roof, external cladding, doors & roof light. Additional internal alterations.
61 Farmcombe Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5DQ
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01099/TPO
TREES : 2no. ASH - Prune new growth back to 2m; reduce crown by 15-20ft; crown lift to 15ft
32 Newlands Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0DB
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01100/FULL
Installation of 44 no. photovoltaic panels
Lammermuir Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0LL
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01101/FULL
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission 25/00217/FULL - (Changes to roof lights, bi-fold doors & removal of rear window to be replaced with glazed door)
19 Guildford Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1SW
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01102/FULL
Replacement roof with loft conversion, rear dormers & rooflights; erection of single storey side & rear extensions; application of external insulation, render & cladding; replacement & enlargement of external fenestration; new porch roof; extension & reconfiguration of raised rear deck with associated landscaping; replacement garage roof & installation of 8no. roof mounted solar panels
30 Whybourne Crest Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5BS
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01103/FULL
Removal of existing caravan & construction of new annexe
Lambkins Lodge School House Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BJ
Received 2 May 2025
Decided25/01104/FULL
Extend dropped kerb by approx 2.8m to east side
2 Hawkwell Cottage Maidstone Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4AE
Received 6 May 2025

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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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