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The Abbeyfield Kent Society Margaret Fisher House 30 Old Kent Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge Kent TN12 6JD

Refused Tunbridge Wells 26/00196/LDCEX Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) - Use of building within C2 use class

As published by the council, reference 26/00196/LDCEX

Application record

Reference
26/00196/LDCEX
Type
Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
14 May 2026
Ward
Paddock Wood
Parish
Paddock Wood Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN12 6JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Received by Tunbridge Wells

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 May 2026

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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DTM Planning Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • Decision Notice Decision · 14 May 2026
  • Delegated Report Delegated Report · 14 May 2026
  • TCH Press Release 12/06/23 General Documents · 14 May 2026
  • HousingCare Description of Facility General Documents · 14 May 2026
  • ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 30 Jan 2026
  • Site Location Plan Plan / Drawing · 30 Jan 2026
  • Appenidx 2 Supporting Documents · 30 Jan 2026
  • Cover letter Supporting Documents · 30 Jan 2026
  • Appenidx 1 Supporting Documents · 30 Jan 2026

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What 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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