The Old Parsonage 28 Pennington Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0SL Data via plota.co.uk
26/00862/FULL - Full Application
Approved
Proposal
Two storey rear/side extension; single storey side extension; roof alterations and replacement of 7No. windows Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Validated
22 Apr 2026
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Consultation
8 May 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026
Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Other documents 1
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN4 0SL
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Track to view
- Agent
- REAL Design
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14870488
- Comments by
- 14 May 2026
- Site notice
- 8 May 2026
- Press notice
- 1 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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2024
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2024
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Two storey side extension and part single/ two storey rear extension, stores to side. Re…
2022
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Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.5/10
Excellent
#13 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 292. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
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Tunbridge Wells decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #28 of 292
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #38 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
167 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,217
Total decisions
78 refused in 2025
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The Old Parsonage 28 Pennington Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0SL