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Bus Depot 36 - 40 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9NX

Granted Tunbridge Wells 21/01297/LDCEX Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing): Development involving the breaking out of existing concrete and digging of a foundation trench to a depth of 1 metre as part of the implementation of planning permission 17/00731/FULL prior to its expiry

As published by the council, reference 21/01297/LDCEX

Application record

Reference
21/01297/LDCEX
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Permitted
Received
14 Apr 2021
Validated
5 May 2021
Decided
11 May 2021
Ward
Culverden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN4 9NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Apr 2021

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 5 May 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2021

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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