Planning application
18 Hargate Close Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5PA
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Dormer window and installation of solar panels
As published by the council, reference 26/00357/LAWPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00357/LAWPRO
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Pantiles
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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19 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 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 registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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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