Planning application
Hermes House 155 - 157 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings; construction of a residential-based physical rehabilitation facility (Use Class C2), including associated landscaping, access alterations and parking
As published by the council, reference 25/02891/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02891/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9UZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02299/SUB Awaiting decision
Hermes House 155 - 157 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Submission of details for condition 7 (drainage) and condition 13(1) (Remediation Strategy) of 25/02891/FULL
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25/02692/SUB Granted
Hermes House 155 - 157 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Submission of details in relation to condition 4 (written specification & timetable of building recording); condition 6 (tree protection plan & method statement); condition 14 (code of construction practice); Condition 22 (air quality assessment) of 22/01409/FULL.
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22/01409/FULL Granted
Hermes House 155 - 157 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 43 residential units (Use Class C3) with associated parking and landscaping.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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4 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/02299/SUB Awaiting decision
Hermes House 155 - 157 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Submission of details for condition 7 (drainage) and condition 13(1) (Remediation Strategy) of 25/02891/FULL
Who's behind it
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Avison Young Limited Agent
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See their track recordRenaiss Health (Tunbridge Wells) Limited Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2024 · London
2 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
100 documents on file for this application
- Committee Minutes 11.03.2026
- Decision Notice
- Committee Report 11.03.2026
- KCC Highways Comments
- Tree planting plan
- Proposed Block Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Ground Floor Plan
- First Floor Plan
- Second Floor Plan
- Third Floor Plan
- Roof Plan
- Proposed Site Sections
- General Arrangement - Landscape Plan
- Mr Alastair Tod
- Tree planting plan
- E-mail from agent re tree planting and species
- Letter from applicant to local residents re parking
- Travel Plan v.2
- Highways Response Note
- E-mail from applicant
- KCC Ecology Advice
- Townscape assessment
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- KCC Archaeology Comments
- Michael Lynham
- KCC Highways
- Mrs Rebecca Halfhide(FULL)
- Mr William Burke(FULL)
- Mr Richard Osbourn(FULL)
- Mr Guy Lane(FULL)
- TWBC Conservation Officer
- Mrs Ann Hughes-Wilson(FULL)
- TWBC Sustainability Team
- KCC Flood & Water Management
- Environmental Protection
- Environment Agency Comments
- Kent Police
- Existing Elevations
- Site Location & Existing Block Plan
- Existing Site Sections
- Cover Letter
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Public Notice Evidence
- SLR Air Quality Screening Assessment
- Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Part 2
- Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Part1
- Proposed Second Floor Plan
- Proposed Third Floor Plan
- Roof Plan
- Proposed Ground Floor Plan
- Proposed First Floor Plan
- Proposed Site Plan
- Proposed Site Sections
- Proposed Elevations - Sheet 1
- Proposed Elevations - Sheet 2
- Topographical Survey
- Existing Block Plan
- Proposed Block Plan
- Bat Survey Report 2025
- Bat Survey Report
- Biodiveristy Net Gain Assessment
- Daylight Sunlight Assessment
- Passive Design Analysis
- Circular Economy Statement
- Energy & Sustainability Statement Part L2
- ESC Low or Zero Carbon Feasibility Study
- Flood Risk Assessment Drainage Strategy Part 3
- Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 4
- Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 1
- Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy Part 2
- Ground Investigation Report
- Landscape Plan
- First & Roof Landscape
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Statement of Community Involvement
- Socio-Economic Assessment
- Outline Parking Management Plan
- SLR Transport Statement
- SLR Travel Plan
- Greengage Condition Assessment
- BNG Metric
- Spectrum Acoustic Noise Impact Assessment
- Bracketts Office Market Assessment
- Ventilation & Extraction Statement
- WLC Stage 2 Concept Stage
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement Part 3
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement Part 4
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement Part 5
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement Part 1
- Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement Part 2
- Design & Access Pt4
- Design & Access Pt5
- Design & Access Pt1
- Design & Access Pt2
- Design & Access Pt3
- Planning Statement
- Cover Letter
- Heritage Impact Assessment
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 13 March 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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