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Apex Project 128 - 130 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PL

Refused Tunbridge Wells 26/00099/PNEC Prior Notification Change of use E to C

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

Proposal

Prior notification for the proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 26/00099/PNEC

Application record

Reference
26/00099/PNEC
Type
Prior Notification Change of use E to C
Status
Decided
Decision
Application Refused
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Decided
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Southborough And Bidborough
Parish
Southborough Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN4 0PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Hove

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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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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