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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

4,280Searchable applications

322Recorded as pending

93%Approval rate · 3,108 approved or refused records

205Refused applications

2,903 approved · 205 refused · 121 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00727/TWORK
Telecommunications Notification - Bollards
The Village Green Goudhurst Road Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00728/FULL
Replacement gates; addition of boundary fencing
Brockhill Barden Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0LJ
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00729/FULL
Proposed front dormer windows
25 Pinewood Gardens Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0NN
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00730/TPO
Trees: Sycamore x3 (G2) & x1 (T3) - dismantle to near ground level
The Cairns 58B Hastings Road Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4JP
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00732/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 7 - (external lighting); Condition 29 - (renewable energy technologies); Condition 30 - (water conservation); Condition 31 - (energy conservation) of 23/00372/FULL
Land Adjacent To The Old Parsonage Balcombes Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00733/LAWPRO
Lawful development certificate (proposed) - hip to gable roof extension, dormer window to rear elevation and rooflights to front elevations
45 Clifton Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3AR
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00734/FULL
Addition of a window
42B Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5NX
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00735/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 7 (external lighting) of 23/01492/FULL
Williams Farm Rye Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5HP
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00736/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 7 - (external lighting) of 23/01491/FULL
Williams Farm Rye Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5HP
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00737/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 7 (external lighting) of 23/01493/FULL
Williams Farm Rye Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5HP
Received 1 Apr 2026
Awaiting decision26/00738/SUB
Submission of details in relation to Conditions 7 - (construction environmental management plan), 32 - (construction traffic management plan) & 38 - (code of construction practice) of 23/03103/FULL
Land East Of Kingstanding Way Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00739/FULL
Single-storey rear extension; first floor side & rear extensions; alterations to fenestration; porch & rooflights
52 Yew Tree Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0BN
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00740/TWORK
Telecommunications Notification - Replacement of 20m mast with 3No. antennas, 1No. Cabinet with new 20m mast with 6No. Antennas, 2No. Cabinets and all ancillary development
Telecommunications Site High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4JS
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00741/TWORK
Telecommunication Notification - Installation of 8m pole
Bramley Drive Cranbrook Kent TN17 3DA
Received 1 Apr 2026
Decided26/00742/FULL
Extension and conversion of outbuilding to 2 bedroom dwelling (self build).
The Store Dorothy Avenue Cranbrook Kent
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00743/FULL
Replacement of various windows with double glazing; new fencing to front; erection of detached garden store to rear; installation of rear flue.
Willow Barn Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BQ
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00744/LBC
Listed Building Consent - Installation of glazed balustrading to staircase; replacement of various windows; installation of log burner with rear flue
Willow Barn Grovehurst Lane Horsmonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8BQ
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00745/TCA
Trees in a conservation area notification: Mimosa (T1) - Crown reduction by up to 3m
Sunset Cottage 3 Penshurst Road Speldhurst Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0PB
Received 2 Apr 2026
Decided26/00747/FULL
2no. proposed rooflights & woodburning stove; alterations to existing rooflights
The Old Vicarage High Street Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NQ
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00748/LBC
Listed Building Consent - 2no. proposed rooflights & woodburning stove; alterations to existing rooflights; exposure of rafters
The Old Vicarage High Street Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7NQ
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00749/FULL
Stationing of coffee sales trailer
The Range Vale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1BT
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00750/TPO
TREES: Oak (T1- T3), Beech (T4-T6) & Liquid Amber (T7) - Reduce canopies by 2.5m to growth points, crown lift 3m over the grass/footpath and 5m over highway and crown thin by removing crossing/ rubbing branches (10%); Silver Birch (T8) & Cherry (T9) - Fell to ground; Sycamore 11x, Oak 1x, Sweet Chestnut 4x (G1) - Section fell to ground
Ardenhurst 3 Culverden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00751/FULL
(Part retrospective) porch; retention of cladding to the ground-floor front elevation
Melford House Chalket Lane Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4AA
Received 7 Apr 2026
Decided26/00752/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Ash (T1) - reduce canopy by 3m, remove deadwood, crown lift by 3m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (5%) and remove ivy from 1m to ground level
13 Angley Walk Cranbrook Kent TN17 2HJ
Received 7 Apr 2026

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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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