21/00730/LAWPRO

1. 4 Mar 2021

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 22 Mar 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 May 2021

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26/00304/TCA Granted

  Minstrels 46 Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LJ

  Trees in a conservation area notification: Sycamore (T1) - fell

  10 Feb 2026 79m away Trees
• 26/00218/TPO Granted

  12A Wallace Close Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5HW

  TREES: Holly (T1) - Remove 2 lowest limbs

  2 Feb 2026 137m away Trees
• 21/00831/FULL Granted

  R T A Joinery Ltd 5 Birling Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LX

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 17/03228/FULL -Increase to the ridge by 300mm; No Zinc Parapet copings and secret gutters and verges; Change of fenestration to the south elevation; Change of fenestration to the north elevation; Change of fenestration to the east elevation

  11 Mar 2021 190m away Full applications
• 21/00882/TCA Granted

  32 Frant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LJ

  Trees in a Conservation Area Notification: ACER x3 (T1) - Reduce crown by a third overall; (T2) Remove branch nearest house and reduce crown by a third; (T3) Reduce crown by a third.

  15 Mar 2021 252m away Trees
• 26/01688/NMAMD Awaiting decision

  239 Forest Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5HT

  (Retrospective) Non-Material Amendment in relation to 17/02173/FULL - (amendments to the entrance door/sidelights & front window)

  27 Jul 2026 254m away Amendments
• 26/00449/TCA Granted

  Bean Tree Cottage 29 Birling Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5LX

  Trees in a Conservation Area notification: Indian Bean (T1) - reduce and reshape by 1/3; remove lowest large limb over neighbouring shed

  27 Feb 2026 266m away Trees

• 26/01692/LAWPRO Awaiting decision

  18 Silverdale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JA

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Replacement of window with door and removal of stairs

  28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01659/LDCEX Awaiting decision

  The Old Vine Queen Street Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6NU

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - dwellinghouse

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01641/LAWPRO Awaiting decision

  Woodland View Wilsley Pound Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2HR

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Rear dormer window, rooflights to front and new window

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01639/LDCEX Awaiting decision

  Dominos Pizza 69A London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PA

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - self contained flat

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01620/LAWPRO Awaiting decision

  The Rectory Bodiam Road Sandhurst Cranbrook Kent TN18 5LE

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Siting of caravan as ancillary accommodation

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development