Planning application
Tunbridge Wells Roofing Ltd Springfield Works Springfield Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0RD
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 Class E to C3 (dwellings)
As published by the council, reference 26/00518/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00518/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0RD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 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
Agent on file
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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