Planning application
Little Cottage Nursery School 27A Culverden Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9SD
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 Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. dwelling (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/01339/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01339/PNEC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Application Refused
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN4 9SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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10 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Refused
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Mr M D Booker
- Environmental Protection
- Mr STUART Spatuzzi-Steele(FULL)
- KCC Highways Comments
- Elevations
- Photo 1
- Photo 2
- Floor Plans
- Site Location Plan
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site and Floor Plans
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tunbridge Wells refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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