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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

4,039Searchable applications

320Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 2,922 approved or refused records

192Refused applications

2,730 approved · 192 refused · 109 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 2021 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

Decided25/02203/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Installation of 5no. EV chargers & feeder pillar within car park
Knights Park Knights Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3UW
Received 16 Sept 2025
Decided25/02204/NMAMD
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/00865/FULL - Installation of 3 no. rooflights
Finns Barn Standen Street Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4LA
Received 16 Sept 2025
Decided25/02205/FULL
Cladding to the front elevation & slate tiles to the porch roof.
Alma House 10 Harescroft Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5XE
Received 16 Sept 2025
Decided25/02206/FULL
Replacement of greenhouse & shed with freestanding glasshouse
Wentworth Cottage Rye Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5DN
Received 16 Sept 2025
Decided25/02208/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: ASH - Remove
Holden House Holden Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0LR
Received 16 Sept 2025
Decided25/02209/FULL
Single-storey side extension; alterations to external fenestration & installation of 3 no. rooflights; new patio; driveway and dropped kerb extension
1 Tolhurst Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6TN
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02210/FULL
Proposed single storey rear extension & alterations including new garage roof
30 Clarendon Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LD
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02211/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (Hard & Soft Landscaping) of 24/03249/FULL
The Weavers London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PU
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02212/FULL
Proposed orangery
123 Forest Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5BT
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02213/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Variation of Condition 1 of 22/02948/LBC - (Changes to roof lantern)
The Carriage House 88 Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2AX
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02214/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: SYCAMORE - Fell
George & Dragon Speldhurst Hill Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0NN
Received 15 Sept 2025
Decided25/02215/FULL
Variation of Condition 1 of Planning Permission 22/02950/FULL - (Changes to roof lantern)
The Carriage House 88 Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2AX
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02216/FULL
Conversion of two former agricultural buildings to two dwellings & the erection of two dwellings
Tanners Farm Church Lane Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6SX
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02217/LBC
Listed Building - Conversion of two former agricultural buildings (Oasthouse and Granary) to two dwellings
Tanners Farm Church Lane Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6SX
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02218/FULL
Erection of outbuilding, retaining wall & new swimming pool
Risebridge Farmhouse Ranters Lane Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1HN
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02220/TPO
TREES: HAZEL (T1 within A1) - Remove small stems around the stool, remove growth over the road; LIME (T2 within A1) - Remove low level growth
Land At Roopers, Opposite Birch Cottage Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 17 Sept 2025
Decided25/02222/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: LARCH (T1) - Fell
Parkside House Dunorlan Park Pembury Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3QA
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02223/LBC
Listed Building Consent - (works completed) internal reconfiguration, replacement staircase, internal doors and plastic guttering
The Millers Cottage Brick Kiln Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8ES
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02227/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: LIME (T1) - Fell; LIME x2 (G2) - Reduce by 1.5-2m
47 Mount Sion Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1TN
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02228/FULL
(Retrospective) Erection of enclosures with runs & chicken coops, storage container, fencing, polytunnel & excavation of pond
Peters Garden Farm Redwings Lane Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4AD
Received 18 Sept 2025
Unknown25/02230/PN14J
Prior Notification for installation of 656 roof mounted solar panels. For prior approval for design and external appearance, in particular the impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land.
Adrian Scripps Ltd Moat Farm Whetsted Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge Kent TN12 6RR
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02231/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: LIME x2 (G1) - Reduce by 2m
16 Berkeley Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1YR
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02232/TPO
TREES: OAK (T1) - Thin by approximately 20% and prune back the laterals on the southern side overhanging the patio by approximately 3-4 metres. Remove the sucker growth on the stem.
5 Roopers Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0QL
Received 18 Sept 2025
Decided25/02233/ADV
Advertisements - 3 no. signs
Land North Of Longfield Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN11 0QB
Received 18 Sept 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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