Planning application
Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XB
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Extension to school reception building
As published by the council, reference 26/00091/LAWPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00091/LAWPRO
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9XB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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21 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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