30 The Ridgewaye Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0AD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00993/LAWPRO - Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Conversion of garage to accommodation, replacement porch and alterations to fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
6 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Documents 18

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Site constraints 5

Public restricted byway about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 78 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Southborough built-up area; Green belt about 66 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £730,000 in December 2025. Detached house, freehold.

19 December 2025£730,000
19 July 1999£170,000
12 June 1995£108,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area163 m² (1,755 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Postcode
TN4 0AD
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Southborough And Bidborough
Parish
Southborough Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 15 days slower than Tunbridge Wells's median of 54 for demolitions. Approved, as 94% of demolitions here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
94decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14906757
Planning Portal ref
PP-14906757
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.7/10
Excellent
#13 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tunbridge Wells decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #69 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #63 of 296
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #26 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #32 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,178
Total decisions
83 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.