Planning application
Little Court Penshurst Road Bidborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0XJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Erection of leisure building for gym & changing facilities
As published by the council, reference 25/02819/LAWPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02819/LAWPRO
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Bidborough Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN3 0XJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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25 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 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
AV Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Kemsing
Active · incorporated 2010 · Kemsing
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Decision Notice - Site Plan
- Delegated Report
- Existing & Proposed Site Plan
- Proposed Leisure Building Plans & Elevations
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Covering Letter
- Proposed Plans & Elevations
- Site Location Plan
- Existing & Proposed Block Plans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 27 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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