Royal Tunbridge Wells District Indoor Bowls Club Ltd High Woods Lane Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 4TU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02348/FULL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Variation of condition 2, 4, 5, 9 & 10 of - relocation of courts and bicycle store, erection of pergolas, addition of hardstanding and WC block, amendment to reception building; submission of details for retaining wall, netting and biodiversity enhancement measures Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Royal Tunbridge Wells 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN2 4TU
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robinson Escott Planning

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15301602
Planning Portal ref
PP-15301602
Comments by
27 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 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

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