Planning application
The Old Bank 69D London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from office space/retail (Class E) to coffee shop & wine bar (sui generis)
As published by the council, reference 25/02382/FULL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02382/FULL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0PA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00003/SUB Granted
The Old Bank 69D London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PA
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (management plan) of 25/02382/FULL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00003/SUB Granted
The Old Bank 69D London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PA
Submission of Details in relation to Condition 3 - (management plan) of 25/02382/FULL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Southborough Town Council
- Environmental Protection
- Mrs Felicity Thomson(FULL)
- Kent Police
- Proposed Signboard 1
- Proposed Signboard 2
- Proposed Signboard 3
- Site Location Plan
- Existing Basement & Ground Floor Plans
- Existing Elevations
- Proposed Basement & Ground Floor Plans
- Proposed Basement & Ground Floor Plans General Arrangement
- ApplicationFormRedacted
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 16 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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