The White Bear 84 High Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1YB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of timber-framed ancillary cellar/store & 2 No. air conditioning condenser units (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 4
Site constraints 7
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- 26 m8a and 9, London RoadGrade II
- 30 m90-94, High StreetGrade II
- 32 m74, High StreetGrade II
- 32 m8, London RoadGrade II
- 38 m70 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 45 m68, High StreetGrade II
- 50 m66, High StreetGrade II
- 51 mYork HouseGrade II
- 53 m26, London RoadGrade II
- 57 m64, High StreetGrade II
- 68 m2 and 4, Castle StreetGrade II
- 69 mBlenheimGrade II
- 77 m5 and 7, Little Mount SionGrade II
- 79 mWalmer CottageGrade II
- 87 mGranite Surface to Frog LaneGrade II
- 90 m14 AND 14A, CHAPEL PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 91 m11, Chapel PlaceGrade II
- 92 mPavement to Bedford TerraceGrade II
- 94 mSion HouseGrade II
- 97 m2-10, Bedford TerraceGrade II
- 101 m13 and 15, Chapel PlaceGrade II
- 103 m17, Mount SionGrade II
- 107 m4, Frog LaneGrade II
- 113 m17, Chapel PlaceGrade II
- 118 mCaxton CottageGrade II
- 120 m19, Chapel PlaceGrade II
- 121 mCaxton HouseGrade II
- 121 mFrog CottageGrade II
- 127 mThe Church of King Charles the MartyrGrade I
- 129 mHoward LodgeGrade II
- 130 mJerningham HouseGrade II
- 145 m1-4, Cumberland GardensGrade II
- 146 m27 and 29, High StreetGrade II
- 146 mWhiteleafGrade II
- 149 m2, the PantilesGrade II
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN1 1YB
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Sketch Design & Planning Studio
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 78 days from validation, 25 days slower 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-14990845
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14990845
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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