Little Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ

1. 21 Nov 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 25 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Jan 2026

   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

• Bidborough Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ

  26/01054/TWORK Submitted 11 May 2026 77m away

  Telecommunications Notification - installation of fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus

  Decided Telecoms 3 docs

• Ridgelands Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent

  26/00834/TPO Submitted 15 Apr 2026 221m away

  98% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jun

  TREES: Elm (T1) - Cut back around phone lines to allow 2m clearance; Sycamore (T2) - Remove all major deadwood & cut back by 2m from phone lines

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• Home Farm Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XH

  26/00579/FULL Submitted 10 Mar 2026 226m away

  Variation of Condition 18 of Planning Permission 15/508259/FULL (alterations to LEMP)

  Refused Full applications 9 docs

• Mill Cottage Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ

  21/00697/SUB Submitted 2 Mar 2021 231m away

  Submission of Details in Relation to Conditions 3 (Brickwork Sample); 4 (Roof Cladding Details); 5 (Window and Joinery Details) of 19/03565/LBC

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 1 Garden Cottage Old Farmhouse Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ

  21/00784/FULL Submitted 9 Mar 2021 283m away

  Demolition of existing outbuildings replaced with guest studio and office on the same footprint with a small extension

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 11 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