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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

4,271Searchable applications

322Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 3,102 approved or refused records

203Refused applications

2,899 approved · 203 refused · 121 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Dec 2021 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00674/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 3a (roofs), 3b (timber framing), 3c (windows), 3d (miscellaneous joinery), 3e (plasterwork), 3f (railings), 3g (timber decay investigation), 3h (timber decay resolution), 3i (damp), 3j (shopfront) and condition 4a (eaves, roof plane and ridge construction sections), 4b (external walls), 4c (external decoration), 4d (staircase sections), 4e (staircase sections) of 23/02651/LBC
32 Mount Ephraim Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8AU
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00675/AGRIC
Prior Notification of agricultural development - Extension to existing agricultural building incorporating solar panels on roof
Friars Farm Maidstone Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7LG
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00676/TPO
TREES: London Plane (T1 & T2) - Cutting back to previous points
Vital Nut Co Ltd 19 Eldon Way Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6BE
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00677/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 3 (ventilation) of 23/02650/FULL
32 Mount Ephraim Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8AU
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00678/FULL
Erection of single-storey dwelling
1 Ridgeway Horns Road Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4RA
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00679/FULL
Installation of garden room and associated works
Torvalla North Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1AS
Received 25 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00680/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 13 - (Preliminary risk assessment, site investigation, RMS, closure report) of 24/01661/FULL
The Pack House Crittenden Road Matfield Tonbridge Kent TN12 7EN
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00682/FULL
Single storey rear extension and front entrance porch
23 Andrew Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9DN
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00683/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (weatherboarding); Condition 5 - (roof lights); Condition 6 - (joinery); Condition 7 - (insulation); Condition 8 - (cattle pen materials); Condition 9 - (roof materials); Condition 11 - (damp proofing); Condition 12 - (central barn repairs); Condition 13 - (central barn specification of works); Condition 14 - (glazed entrance details); Condition 15 - (courtyard elevations and sections); Condition 16 - (Milking Parlour drawings) of 25/01885/LBC
Farmyard Barn Smockham Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00684/FULL
Demolition of garage and construction of a single storey side & rear extension
3 Longmeads Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0AT
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00685/FULL
Conversion of dwellinghouse into two dwellings; alterations to fenestration; addition of ramps; removal of air conditioning unit; associated works
The Tall Building Oaklands Farm Bodiam Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5LE
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00686/FULL
Change of use from Class E (retail) to provide additional residential accommodation for existing dwelling (Greenacres)
Greenacres (former Post Office Stores) Barden Road Speldhurst Kent TN3 0QD
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00687/TPO
TREES: Sweet Chestnut (G17) - Crown lift by the removal of the lowest branches to provide a clearance of up to 5 metres between the ground and the remaining lowest foliage.
32 Clarendon Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LD
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00688/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Internal alterations; Replacement ground floor internal doors; Division of utility room to create new WC with access and new window; Redecoration of window frames; Repairs to external kitchen door; Replacement of conservatory glazed roof with tile roof
Westenhanger Maidstone Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8DD
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00689/TWORK
Telecommunications Notification - Installation of external cabling and laying of duct
Tunbridge Wells Railway Station Vale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1BT
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decided26/00690/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Replacement of pitched roof tiles & flat roof coverings; repointing of chimney stacks; re-lining of existing lead valley; replacement of rainwater goods; redecoration of timber fascia, soffits, barge boards & sash window frames
Speldhurst Primary School Langton Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0NP
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00691/FULL
Demolition of outbuildings; construction of annexe, garden store, pool & pool house with associated hard landscaping
Poundlands Farm Biddenden Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EP
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00695/DEMREQ
Prior Notification for demolition of a detached garage
Wood End Major Yorks Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8NY
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00696/SUB
Submission of Details for Plots 1, 2 and 3 in relation to Condition 4 - (Closure Report); Condition 5 - (verification report); Condition 11 - (external lighting); Condition 16 - (boundary treatments) of 25/02538/FULL
Little Cowden Farm Fairmans Lane Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7BB
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00697/FULL
Variation of Condition 1 of Planning Permission 25/00917/FULL - amendments to planting & parking areas, rear access to Unit 8, extension of rear garden to units 8 & 9 and fencing
Ashurst Place Lampington Row Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0JG
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00698/REM
Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, Landscaping, Layout & Scale) following Outline Permission for (Proposed dwelling) (25/01302/OUT refers)
Laneside The Common Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2AE
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00699/TPO
Reduce any branches showing signs of internal decay and cavitation back to suitable side branches at least 1/3 the diameter of the parent branch; Reduce end-weight of branches overhanging garden by pruning branch tip ends with a maximum overall reduction of 0.5 to 1.5 metres
Aldington Lodge Stonewall Park Road Langton Green Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0HN
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00700/FULL
Demolition of existing rear extensions and detached garage; erection of single storey rear extension
Cedarwood 1 Woodside Close Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4BQ
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00701/PNEXT
Prior notification for a proposed single-storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 4.50 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling; B) Has a maximum height of 3.17 metres from the natural ground level; C) Has a height of 2.98 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.
Castle Cottage Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2EH
Received 30 Mar 2026

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