Tunbridge Wells Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council decided more than 2,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 100 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 18%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 60plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would constitute ancillary accommodation to the main dwelling; • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for additional housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on open space provision.”
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“The first main issue in this appeal is whether the proposed dwelling would be acceptable when consideration is given to local and national planning policy regarding the location of development. The further main issues are the effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Metropolitan Green Belt (Green Belt) having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies, and if inappropriate development; the effect…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.