55 Ferndale Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3NU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
(Retrospective) change of use of annex to short-term visitor accommodation with parking and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from Tunbridge Wells's recent changes of use.
Documents 2
Other documents 2
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 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 1
Last sold for £787,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
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
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN2 3NU
- Received
- 30 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- St. James'
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ProView Planning
Decision outlook
Day 17 of the 56-day target. Tunbridge Wells usually decides changes of use by day 54.
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-15260019
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15260019
- Comments by
- 3 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
20 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%).
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.
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