5 Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9JN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02222/SUB - Submission of Details Awaiting decision

Proposal

Submission of details for condition 5 (soft and hard landscaping), 8 (external lighting) and 16 (refuse and recycle store) of Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 4

Registered park or garden 26 m away: Woodbury Park Cemetery
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 438 m away: Hilbert Woods; Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells built-up area; Priority habitat 28 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 28 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.

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Important details

Application type
Submission of Details
Postcode
TN4 9JN
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
27 Oct 2026
Ward
St. James'
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Grayscale Architecture Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15251955
Planning Portal ref
PP-15251955
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 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