Planning application
The Lodge On The Common London Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5BF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification for change of use from offices (Class E) to 4 No. dwellings (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/01507/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01507/PNEC
- Type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN2 5BF
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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26/01264/FULL Granted
The Lodge On The Common London Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5BF
Conversion of existing offices into 4No. flats
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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7 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Richardson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Lewes
Active · incorporated 2008 · Lewes
11 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Southern Water Comments
- Southern Water Comments - Map
- Environmental Protection
- KCC Highways Comments
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Site Location & Block Plans
- Site Photographs
- Existing Plans
- Existing & Proposed Elevations
- Proposed Plans
- Design & Access Statement
- Heritage Statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tunbridge Wells granted permission on 21 August 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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