Planning application
4 & 6 Dudley Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 2 No. dwellings (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00077/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00077/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 1LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Ware
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9 documents on file for this application
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 2 March 2026, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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