Planning application
Watermeade Lake Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 8XT
Works: Demolition Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing & erection of 5 dwellings with access, car parking & landscaping
As published by the council, reference 25/01744/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01744/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 8XT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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16 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Town & Country Planning Solutions Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hove
Active · incorporated 2001 · Hove
29 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 81% granted
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See their track recordProgressive Developers Ltd Applicant, a developer registered in Speldhurst
Active · incorporated 2004 · Speldhurst
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
- Mr GRAHAM CLARK(FULL)
- Mr Andrew Pearce(FULL)
- Mr Steven Jewell(FULL)
- Mr GRAHAM CLARK(FULL)
- Arboricultural Report
- Alastair Tod - Civic Society
- Brian Kilcoyne
- . Bishops Down Pleasure Ground Bishops Down Park(FULL)
- Mr Brian Kilcoyne(FULL)
- Ms S Murray & Mr D Lenouvel
- Nimble Planning & Development on behalf of Mr & Mrs Stewart
- Mr & Mrs Stewart - attachment "Legal Opinion by Gwion Lewis KC"
- Mr GRAHAM CLARK(FULL)
- Steven Jewell
- Douglas Cole
- Mr Tim Baker(FULL)
- Mr Hugh Holloway(FULL)
- Mrs Emma Vickers(FULL)
- Mrs Caroline Long(FULL)
- Mrs Susan Summers(FULL)
- Mr Liam Spillane(FULL)
- Mr Peter Spary(FULL)
- Mr Stephen Fuller(FULL)
- Covering Email dated 06.11.2025
- Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy
- TWBC Landscape & Biodiversity Officer Comments
- KCC Highways Comments
- TWBC Tree Officer Comments
- Mrs Sam Barton(FULL)
- Hugh Holloway
- Environmental Protection
- Mr Andrew Pearce(FULL)
- Hugh Holloway
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- KCC Ecology Advice
- BNG Metric
- Protected Species Survey Report
- Planning, Design & Access Statement
- BNG Assessment Report
- Application Form Amended Questions
- TWBC Client Services
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Plans & Elevations Plot 2
- Existing Plans & Elevations
- Site Location & Existing Block Plan
- Plans & Elevations Plot 1,3 & 5
- Plans & Elevations Plot 4
- Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal & Bat Roost Assessment
- Transport Statement
- Arboricultural Report
- Proposed Site Plan
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided full applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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