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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 dates4,370Searchable applications
324Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 3,179 approved or refused records
208Refused applications
2,971 approved · 208 refused · 126 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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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More application records
- Decided26/01309/FULL
Installation of external staircase and door
Flat 1 4 Lansdowne Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2NJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01310/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Dormer window, infilling of gable opening, three rooflights and removal of conservatory
20 Crundwell Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0LJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01311/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 8 - (landscaping); Condition 9 - (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) of 25/01127/FULL
Marle Place Farm Marle Place Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent TN12 7HS
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01313/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: 2 Scots Pine Trees - Fell
Land Adjacent To The Old Parsonage Balcombes Hill Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01314/SUB
Submission of details Condition 18 - (lighting) of 21/02855/FULL
Triggs Farm Cranbrook Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1DP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01315/NMAMD
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 22/00159/REM - (Plot 8: Relocation of garage, addition of external bollard lighting; Plots 4, 6, 9, 8 & 10: alterations to fenestration)
Land At Triggs Farm Cranbrook Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1DP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01316/LDCEX
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of part of barn and log cabin as 2no. dwellings
Latters Toll Farm Knowle Road Brenchley Tonbridge Kent
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01317/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Beech 1x, Copper Beech 1x, Birch 1x, Hornbeam 1x (G1) - Reduce height by 3m & raise canopies to 4.5m above ground; Holly (T2) - Fell
40 Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01318/TPO
Trees: Thuja x2 (G1) - Fell
Overton Camden Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5AE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01319/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Beech (T1) - reduce height by 3-4m to the previous pruning points; Birch (T2) - fell
Overton Camden Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5AE
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01320/SUB
Submission of details in relation to condition 9 (Archaeological watching brief) of 26/00320/FULL
Bikkel Goddards Green Road Benenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 4AN
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01321/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (rainwater goods) of 26/00209/LBC
Crown Cottage Groombridge Hill Groombridge Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 9QE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01322/FULL
Render to the front elevation, replacement of windows and doors and garage conversion
113 Ridgeway Pembury Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4ET
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01323/TCA
Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: Magnolia (T1) - width reduction by 35%, removing up to approx 2m of growth; crown thinning by 10-15%, cutting back to appropriate branch axils
Shipmans Stone Street Cranbrook Kent TN17 3HG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01324/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 12 - (Archaeological Field Evaluation, Investigation & Post Excavation Assessment) of 25/02957/FULL
Car Park Bredbury House 77 Mount Ephraim Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01329/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (external materials); Condition 4 - (details of windows & doors) of 25/01755/LBC
2 Clockhouse Mews Swaylands Penshurst Road Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8AW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01330/FULL
First floor side extension
6 Woodland Way Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0UX
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01331/FULL
Variation of Condition 2 of 17/03210/FULL - Roof change from hip to gable, change of windows in gable
1A Boyne House 2 Boyne Park Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8ET
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01332/BNG
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/03076/FULL
South Barn Adjacent To Postern View Postern Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0QP
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01333/FULL
Variation of Condition 2 of 20/03803/FULL - Retention of pitched roof, amendment to side extension & fenestration (part-retrospective)
Shallowdene Broadwater Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5PE
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01334/FULL
Erection of garage
Audley House High Street Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4XP
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01335/SUB
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 - (details of internal & external walls) of 25/01631/LBC
1 Sandhurst Bridge Farm Staplehurst Road Frittenden Cranbrook Kent TN17 2ED
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01336/TDD
Dead, Dying or Dangerous Tree Notification: Oak (T54) - Reduce tree back to live wood
Recreation Ground Marsh Quarter Lane Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/01337/LAWPRO
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - addition of garage door to carports on plots 21 to 24, 28 to 30 & 54
Land To East Of Highgate Hill And South Of Copthall Avenue Hawkhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 4LS
Received 11 Jun 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.
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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