Planning application
St Johns Methodist Church Vale Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0QH
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment in relation to 23/02976/FULL - (Unit 1: small terrace & door removed; Unit 1 - 4: relocation of windows; Unit 5: addition of window; Unit 7: addition of windows, replacement of doors with window; Unit 8: addition of rooflight)
As published by the council, reference 26/00637/NMAMD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00637/NMAMD
- Type
- Non Material Amendments
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 0QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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