69 Rochdale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2JB

1. 11 Jul 2024

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 17 Jul 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Sep 2024

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 5 Aug 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

• 36 Dorking Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LP

  26/01234/FULL Submitted 1 Jun 2026 127m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jul

  Single-storey rear extension; addition of rear dormer window & front rooflights; alterations to the fenestration; removal of chimney

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 42 Dorking Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LP

  25/02898/LAWPRO Submitted 3 Dec 2025 145m away

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer & front roof windows

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 156 Upper Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2EQ

  26/00943/FULL Submitted 28 Apr 2026 157m away

  Demolition of garage and rear structure; rear/side single storey extension; enlargement of front porch; proposed rear outbuilding

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Fegans Child & Family Care 160 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2HE

  26/01631/FULL Submitted 20 Jul 2026 174m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep

  Change of use from Use Class E to 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 18 docs

• 54 Dorking Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LP

  26/00936/FULL Submitted 28 Apr 2026 179m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jul

  First-floor rear extension; addition of dormer windows & rooflights

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 5 docs

• 54 Dorking Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2LP

  22/03330/FULL Submitted 14 Nov 2022 179m away

  Erection of two storey rear extension with loft conversion

  Refused Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 13 docs

• 26/00877/LDCEX Refused

  Mays Wood Place Vauxhall Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0ND

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building as a dwellinghouse

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01089/LAWPRO Granted

  31 Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XJ

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of the living room for massage/beauty therapy business

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01047/LDCEX Granted

  Bay Tree Cottage The Common Sissinghurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 2AF

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Formation of vehicular access, parking area and hardstanding, and installation of utilities and other infrastructure as part of the implementation of planning permission 23/01261/FULL

  11 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00916/LAWPRO Granted

  24 Meadow Road Rusthall Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8UL

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Addition of rear dormer window and rooflights; alterations to fenestration

  24 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01239/LDCEX Awaiting decision

  Beechurst Cranbrook Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1DY

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of land as garden

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development