Planning application
Porters Lodge Ferndale Close Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3PL
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing garage and flat; construction of two semi-detached dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 25/02241/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02241/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St. James'
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 3PL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
19 Sep 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
-
23 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
-
11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 26/00014/REF (Dismiss or Dismiss -Notice Upheld/Varied)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Elmbirch Properties Ltd Applicant, registered in Salisbury
Active · incorporated 1990 · Salisbury
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56 documents on file for this application
- Appeal Decision
- Email from PINS dated 05.06.2026 re. Appellants Final Comments
- Appellants Final Comments
- Appellants Final Comments
- Comments from Interested Party 1
- Comments from Interested Party 2
- Comments from Interested Party 3
- Comments from Interested Party 4
- Comments from Interested Party 5
- Comments from Interested Party 6
- LPA Statement
- LPA Questionnaire
- Appeal Notification Letter
- List of Persons Notified of Application
- List of Persons Notified of Appeal
- CA Plan
- Copy of TPO 0002/1995
- Appeal Form
- on Behalf of the Appellant
- Site Photographs
- TPO Plan
- As Proposed
- Appeal Start Email with Appeal Timetable dated 14.04.2026
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Mr Jay Miles
- TWBC Tree Officer
- Kent Fire & Rescue Service
- Miss Harriet Brooker(FULL)
- Mr Jay Miles
- KCC Highways Comments
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Mr Jay Miles(FULL)
- Mr Jay Miles(FULL)
- Mr Jay Miles
- Mr Stephen Parris
- Mr Kim Jiskoot(FULL)
- Miss Harriet Brooker(FULL)
- Mr Philip Barber(FULL)
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Agent Response to Conservation Officer Comments
- (Photos) Agent Response to Conservation Officer Comments
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- TWBC Client Services
- KCC Highways Comments
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- TWBC Client Services
- BNG Metric
- Site Photographs
- Highways Technical Note
- Arboricultural Implications Assessment
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, Preliminary Roost Assessment & Biodiversity Me
- Design & Access Statement inc. Planning Statement
- As Existing
- As Proposed
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