Planning application
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of building for welfare accommodation for Parks team, including minor alterations, demolition of garage and construction of a storage building
As published by the council, reference 25/02173/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02173/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01226/SUB Decided
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 (Tree Protection Plan) of 25/02173/FULL
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26/01223/SUB Awaiting decision
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (plans & specifications of pile foundations) of 25/02173/FULL
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26/00823/BNG Awaiting decision
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/02173/FULL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01226/SUB Decided
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 5 (Tree Protection Plan) of 25/02173/FULL
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26/01223/SUB Awaiting decision
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 4 - (plans & specifications of pile foundations) of 25/02173/FULL
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26/00823/BNG Awaiting decision
Crematorium Lodge Benhall Mill Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5JH
Submission of details in relation to Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain Condition of 25/02173/FULL
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Frodsham
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 4 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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