47 Forest Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Rear dormer window & front elevation rooflights Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Postcode
- TN2 5AL
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- EK Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14962474
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14962474
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Jul 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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