Planning application
54 Woodland Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9HN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - dropped kerb & creation of new driveway
As published by the council, reference 26/00913/LAWPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00913/LAWPRO
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- St. John's
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9HN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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29 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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Within 500 metres
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32 Woodland Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9HW
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52 Holmewood Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9HA
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17 Colebrook Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9BS
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Other lawful development applications
In Tunbridge Wells
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26/00877/LDCEX Refused
Mays Wood Place Vauxhall Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0ND
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building as a dwellinghouse
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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
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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
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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
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26/01239/LDCEX Awaiting decision
Beechurst Cranbrook Road Goudhurst Cranbrook Kent TN17 1DY
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of land as garden