Planning application
The Pantiles Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission 24/02313/FULL - amend hours of operation from 10am - 7pm to 11am - 8pm
As published by the council, reference 25/02491/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02491/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01829/TCA Awaiting decision
The Pantiles Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent
Trees CA, Limes (T102,108,109, 111, 116, 117, 118, 128, 129, 130, 131) 30% crown thin, (T103) reduce height/lateral spread 1m, (T104) remove stem epicormic growth, 30% crown thin, (T105) prune epicormic growth, 30% crown thin, (T107) reduce height 1m and spread 2m, (T110) reduce height 1m and spread 0.5m, Lime (T112) reduce height 2m and lateral spread 1m, (T114) strip epicormic growth from main stem, (T119) crown lift for 2.4m ground clearance, (T121) clear epicormic growth from base and main stem, (T122,T123,T124) crown lift 2.4, (T125 )remove limb at 2.5m, (T126) reduce height/spread 1m remove stem epicormic growth, (T127) remove height 1m and 20% crown thin, Ginko (T132) reduce spread by 1m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Tunbridge Wells
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 26 January 2026, 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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