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26/01267/LAWPRO - Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - subdivision and use of the commercial/community floorspace within Block A as a separate pharmacy and dental practice Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Paddock Wood built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Postcode
TN12 6AB
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Paddock Wood
Parish
Paddock Wood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Freeman Ankerman Partnership Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 10 days faster than Tunbridge Wells's median of 54 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
83decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14945555
Planning Portal ref
PP-14945555
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 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