Planning application
24 London Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1DA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the change of use of ground floor and lower ground floor from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. dwelling (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00710/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00710/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 1DA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00351/FULL Granted
24 London Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1DA
Replacement of front and rear fenestration
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Harringtons Agent, registered in Derby
Dissolved · incorporated 1986 · Derby
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 21 May 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 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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