Palm Court Royal Victoria Place Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Removal of existing glazed atrium roof; replacement glazed barrel vault roof and plant areas Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Tunbridge Wells Planning Committee on 24 Jun 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal would improve energy efficiency without harming the streetscene, conservation area or nearby homes.
- One objection questioned the need, preferred the existing roof and asked for focus on regenerating the food court.
- Members unanimously approved the application, removing the three-year time condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Tunbridge Wells's committee minutes of 24 Jun 2026.
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN1 2SS
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Montagu Evans
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 12 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 88% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14764959
- Comments by
- 3 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 May 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%).
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