Planning application
The Hay Barn Smockham Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
(Part retrospective) Proposed garage, entrance gate, wall & water treatment plant
As published by the council, reference 26/02071/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02071/FULL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9XL
Comment by 13 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Tunbridge Wells through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01112/FULL Decided
The Hay Barn Smockham Farm Reynolds Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9XL
(Part retrospective) Proposed garage, entrance gate, wall & water treatment plant
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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21 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 November 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.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells decided full applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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