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309 Upper Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9EY

Refused Tunbridge Wells 24/01666/LAWPRO Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Replacement outbuilding

As published by the council, reference 24/01666/LAWPRO

Application record

Reference
24/01666/LAWPRO
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
24 Jun 2024
Validated
28 Jun 2024
Decided
21 Aug 2024
Ward
St. John's
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN4 9EY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jun 2024

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 28 Jun 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a firm of solicitors registered in Chatham

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

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