Sofa Workshop Great Hall Arcade 8 - 9 Mount Pleasant Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Fire door replacement and installation of a/c unit, ventilation grilles and kitchen extract outlet Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 55.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN1 1QQ
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kaner Olette Architects
Decision outlook
Day 55, past Tunbridge Wells's usual 50 days for utility and infrastructure works. 94% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Dec 2026.
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15189151
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15189151
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 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%).
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The consultation period closed on 13 Oct 2026.