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The Old Bank 69D London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PA

Granted Tunbridge Wells 25/02382/FULL Full Application

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.

  • 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

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Oct 2025

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 16 Dec 2025
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 16 Dec 2025
  • Southborough Town Council Consultee Comment · 02 Dec 2025
  • Environmental Protection Consultee Comment · 24 Nov 2025
  • Mrs Felicity Thomson(FULL) Neighbour Comments · 08 Nov 2025
  • Kent Police External Comments · 03 Nov 2025
  • Proposed Signboard 1 Plan / Drawing · 30 Oct 2025
  • Proposed Signboard 2 Plan / Drawing · 30 Oct 2025
  • Proposed Signboard 3 Plan / Drawing · 30 Oct 2025
  • Site Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 29 Oct 2025
  • Existing Basement & Ground Floor Plans Plan / Drawing · 29 Oct 2025
  • Existing Elevations Plan / Drawing · 29 Oct 2025
  • Proposed Basement & Ground Floor Plans Plan / Drawing · 29 Oct 2025
  • Proposed Basement & Ground Floor Plans General Arrangement Supporting Documents · 29 Oct 2025
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 03 Oct 2025

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What 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.

About full applications

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