Planning application
Apex Project 128 - 130 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PL
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
- Refused As published: 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00544/LAWPRO Granted
Apex Project 128 - 130 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PL
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of ground floor as a single dwelling (Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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20 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DJM Town Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Hove
Active · incorporated 2025 · Hove
72 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 84% granted
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See their track recordR. R. Developments Ltd Applicant, a developer registered in Eastbourne
Active · incorporated 2003 · Eastbourne
2 applications on PlanIndex
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- KCC Highways Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- Southern Water Comments
- Environmental Protection
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Existing Elevations
- Existing & Proposed Floor Plans
- Site Location & Block Plans
- Supporting Statement
- Cover Letter
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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