Planning application
Apex Project 128 - 130 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Use of ground floor as a single dwelling (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00544/LAWPRO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00544/LAWPRO
- Type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 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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26/00099/PNEC Refused
Apex Project 128 - 130 London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PL
Prior notification for the proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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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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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Decision Notice - Site Plan
- Delegated Report
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- Existing & Proposed Plans
- Existing Elevations
- Site Location & Block Plan
- Supporting Statement
- Cover Letter
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 27 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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