The Range Vale Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1BT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Stationing of coffee sales trailer Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Tunbridge Wells Planning Committee on 24 Jun 2026.
Approved by 8 votes to 1
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the trailer would fit the town-centre setting without significant visual, heritage or residential harm, subject to conditions.
- Objectors raised concerns about pedestrian safety, obstruction, noise, business impacts, trees, demand and emergency access.
- The committee voted 8 to 1 to approve the application with plans, conditions, noise controls and a litter-collection informative.
Source: Plota analysis of Tunbridge Wells's committee minutes of 24 Jun 2026.
Documents 29
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 19
Other documents 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 3 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £3,250,000 in December 2023. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN1 1BT
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 76 days from validation, 22 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14782182
- Comments by
- 29 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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