Planning application
Christ Church High Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1UT
Works: New dwelling Extension Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Extensions & alterations to the existing church; alterations to church car park & relocated access point. Erection of a detached dwelling to the rear of the existing church, with creation of new access point; associated landscaping & parking
As published by the council, reference 25/02725/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02725/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 12 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 1UT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
12 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
-
27 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Solve Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Aldershot
Active · incorporated 2011 · Aldershot
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
113 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Mr Timothy Tempest(FULL)
- Tree Officer condition request
- Mr Ian McEwen(FULL)
- Covering Letter dated 08.05.2026
- Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment
- Response to Tree Officers Comments
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment
- Design & Access Statement
- Proposed Site Plan
- Proposed West & South Elevations
- Proposed North & East Elevations
- Proposed Church House Elevations
- Proposed Church House Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed Church House Basement & Upper Floor Plans
- Proposed Landscape Plan
- Proposed Long Sections
- T1 Lime Retention Sections
- Vehicle Swept Path Analysis Estate Car
- Tree Relationship Studies
- BNG Metric
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Tree Officer comments
- KCC Highways Comments
- Response to KCC Highways comments
- RTW Civic Society
- T J Tempest
- Dan McCourt Fritz
- Caroline Louise Emslie
- Edward Mills
- Alice Grebot
- Susan Hutchings
- Mr James MALLOWS(FULL)
- Tobias Beal(FULL)
- Miss Charlotte Rouncivell(FULL)
- The Avenues Residents' Association
- Felicity Williams
- Mr George Mavridoglou(FULL)
- Miss Leanne Moore(FULL)
- Miss Harriet Webber(FULL)
- Mrs Alyssa Drysdale(FULL)
- Mr Ben van Grutten(FULL)
- Mr Antony Rouncivell(FULL)
- Mrs Alison Rouncivell(FULL)
- Andrew & Bel McIntosh(FULL)
- Mr Gareth Walsh(FULL)
- Mrs Linda Pocock(FULL)
- Mr Tim Bird(FULL)
- Miss Sarah James(FULL)
- Mr stephen wright(FULL)
- Jonathan Heyburn(FULL)
- Mr Alex Halpern(FULL)
- Mr Stephen Pocock(FULL)
- Mrs Kathryn Larkham(FULL)
- Mrs Kay Symons(FULL)
- Mr Conteh Nixon(FULL)
- Mrs Anna Brandon(FULL)
- Ms Katy Allen(FULL)
- Mrs Genevieve Beal(FULL)
- Mr Jonathan Webber(FULL)
- Mrs Charlotte van Grutten(FULL)
- Mrs Valerie Cowan(FULL)
- Ms Giselle De Hasse(FULL)
- Environmental Protection
- Miss Leanne Moore(FULL)
- Mr Ian McEwen(FULL)
- Mrs Ellen Parker(FULL)
- Mr Joshua Donnell(FULL)
- KCC Highways & Transportation
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Historic England Comments
- BNG Metric
- BNG Report
- Drawing Register & Schedule
- Proposed N & E Elevations
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Existing Basement Plan
- Proposed Ground & Sanctuary Plan
- Proposed First Floor Plan
- Proposed Gallery Floor Plan
- Proposed Second Floor Plan
- Proposed Church House Floor Plan
- Proposed Roof Plan
- Proposed Basement Plan
- Landscape Plan
- Topographic Survey
- Proposed Long Sections
- Proposed Cross Sections
- Site Location Plan
- Existing Site Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Existing Elevation - S & W
- Existing Elevation - E & N
- Proposed Elevation - W & S
- Proposed Church House Elevations
- Existing Ground Floor Plan
- Existing First Floor Plan
- Existing Roof Plan
- Covering Letter
- Design & Access Statement
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement
- Arboricultural Survey Report
- Tree Constraints Plan
- Tree Protection Plan
- Tree Removal Plan
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment
- Access Statement
- Transport Statement
- Heritage Statement
- Planning Statement including Statement of Community Involvement
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 29 May 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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