Planning application
St James Medical Centre 11 Carlton Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2HW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1No. dwelling(s) (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/01511/PNEC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01511/PNEC
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN1 2HW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Tunbridge Wells
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tunbridge Wells took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SJM Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
70 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 91% granted
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- KCC Highways Comments
- Environmental Protection
- Application Form
- Application Form
- Planning Statement
- Site Location Plan, Existing & Proposed Block Plans
- Existing Floor Plans
- Existing Elevations
- Proposed Floor Plans
- Proposed Elevations
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tunbridge Wells for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tunbridge Wells's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tunbridge Wells's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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