Planning application
Fegans Child & Family Care 160 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 26/01097/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01097/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St. James'
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tunbridge Wells register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01631/FULL Decided
Fegans Child & Family Care 160 St James Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2HE
Change of use from Use Class E to 6 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MJP Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy
34 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 86% granted
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See their track recordMario Stratis - J GROUP SPV23 LIMITED Applicant
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- KCC Highways Comments
- Environmental Protection(FULL)
- Covering Letter
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location Plan
- Existing Plans
- Proposed Plans
- Internal Daylight Assessment
- Transport Technical Note
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 6 July 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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