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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

3,975Searchable applications

320Recorded as pending

94%Approval rate · 2,867 approved or refused records

185Refused applications

2,682 approved · 185 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided25/01497/TCA
Tree in Conservation Area Notification - ASH - Remove overhanging limbs
2 Pound Cottages Goudhurst Road Cranbrook Kent TN17 2LH
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01499/TPO
TREES: CEDAR - Reduce by 25% (2.5m) overhanging face over terrace and remove defective/dead limb
24 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01500/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Two storey rear extension, replacement outbuilding & pool
Garden Cottage Church Road Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8DX
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decided25/01502/OUT
Outline (access not reserved) - Erection of 2no. dwellinghouses
Fircroft Sissinghurst Road Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2JA
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01503/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 4 (bat mitigation and enhancement strategy) of 24/02501/FULL
Forstal Farm Goudhurst Road Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8AG
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01504/FULL
Replacement outbuilding for incidental use
Swallowhill House Bourne Lane Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5NT
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01505/SUB
Part Submission of Details in relation to plots 261 to 263, 281, 287 to 297 for Condition 6 - (Verification Report) of 24/00046/FULL
Church Farm And Land Church Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01506/FULL
Variation of Condition 1 of Planning Permission 24/01129/FULL - Alterations to external fenestration with addition of rooflights, chimney design & external elevations
Frith Farm Park Lane Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01507/FULL
Replacement of 2no. caravans with a dwellinghouse (self-build)
Caravans 1 & 2 The Yard Risebridge Farm Peasley Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01508/ADV
Advertisements - two replacement illuminated fascia signs, replacement illuminated signage to existing totems, and replacement non-illuminated directional signage to service yard elevation
Marks & Spencer Unit 4 The Fountains Retail Park Dowding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3FB
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01509/FULL
Proposed front & side single storey extensions
2 Eastwell Close Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6UH
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01510/TPO
TREES: CYPRESS - Fell
Charles Court Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3QY
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01511/TPO
TREES: SYCAMORE (T3) - remove
Glebe House The Street Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2DG
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01512/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of double glazed windows with timber casements
3 Down Farm Oasts The Down Lamberhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 8HF
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01513/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: EUCRYPHIA (T1) - Fell
Culverdale 5 Culverden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9QX
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01514/FULL
Removal of a chimney & installation of integrated solar panels
30 Prospect Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4SQ
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01515/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: CEDAR - Fell
Corfu Cottage The Midway Nevill Court Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8NJ
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01516/FULL
Variation of Conditions 1, 2, 4 & 12 of planning permission 10/01033/FULMJ - To sub-divide Unit 4 and provide additional convenience goods floorspace to form Unit 4a & reduced comparison goods floorspace at unit 4b
Marks & Spencer Unit 4 The Fountains Retail Park Dowding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3FB
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01517/FULL
Construction of a detached garage
Waterfield North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1JN
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01518/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 3 (external materials) of 25/00389/FULL
Court Lodge Groombridge Road Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9PS
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01519/TCA
Tree in Conservation Area Notification - SILVER BIRCH (T1) - Remove the 2 lowest branches on the southern side and reduce the remaining canopy by 3-4 m
Fearn 16 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NR
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01520/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: ELDERFLOWER - Remove
St Georges Place New Pond Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent
Received 23 Jun 2025
Decided25/01521/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: HOLLY - Fell
Old College House 4 Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NG
Received 24 Jun 2025
Decided25/01522/TCA
Trees in Conservation Area Notification: CYPRESS - Remove lowest branch overhanging boundary, canopy lift remaining branch ends on road side and remove dead/dying branches; HOLLY BUSH - Reduce to height of ground floor windows
Flat 2 2 Garden Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2XL
Received 24 Jun 2025

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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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.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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