33 Silverdale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JA

1. 15 Sep 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 16 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Application Permitted

4. 11 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

• 47 Silverdale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9HY

  25/02869/PNEXT Submitted 28 Nov 2025 37m away

  Prior notification for a proposed single-storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 3.90 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling; B) Has a maximum height of 3.40 metres from the natural ground level; C) Has a height of 2.90 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.

  Granted Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Silverdale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JA

  26/01692/LAWPRO Submitted 28 Jul 2026 38m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

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

  Awaiting decision Windows or glazing

• Various Pavement Sites Around St Johns, Upper Grosvenor Road And Silverdale Road Area

  26/00507/TWORK Submitted 3 Mar 2026 87m away

  Telecommunications Notification - Installation of 15 cabinets

  Granted Telecoms 3 docs

• 15 Stephens Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JD

  22/03451/FULL Submitted 23 Nov 2022 114m away

  Single storey side infill extension and loft conversion

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 13 Stephens Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JD

  26/01746/LAWPRO Submitted 5 Aug 2026 151m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

  Lawful development (Proposed), single storey rear and side extension

  Awaiting decision Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Stephens Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JD

  26/01913/LAWPRO Submitted 26 Aug 2026 151m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct

  Lawful Development: Addition of rear dormers and front rooflights

  Awaiting decision Loft or dormer 6 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