Vape Station 118 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PN

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by Tunbridge Wells

2. 12 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Application Refused

4. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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