Planning application
Locality 15 Camden Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2PS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. dwelling (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00367/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00367/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2PS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a surveying firm
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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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