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
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2PS
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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26/00143/LAWPRO Granted
Locality 15 Camden Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2PS
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of premises as a nail salon/bar
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
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OPS Chartered Surveyors Agent, a surveying firm
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10 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Environmental Protection
- KCC Highways Comments
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Flood Map - Environment Agency
- Ownership Certificate
- Community Infrastructure Levy
- Existing & Proposed Plans
- Design & Access Statement
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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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