46A High Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1XF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of first and second floors from offices (Class E) to two self contained flats Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 3
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 5
Show all 35 with distances
- 38 m27 and 29, High StreetGrade II
- 46 m2 and 4, Castle StreetGrade II
- 59 m15-25, High StreetGrade II
- 60 m64, High StreetGrade II
- 67 m26, London RoadGrade II
- 68 m66, High StreetGrade II
- 72 m68, High StreetGrade II
- 79 m22 and 24, High StreetGrade II
- 80 m70 and 72, High StreetGrade II
- 87 m74, High StreetGrade II
- 92 m5 and 7, Little Mount SionGrade II
- 94 m76 and 78, High StreetGrade II
- 95 mGrove VillaGrade II
- 102 mUnnamed
- 107 m12 and 14, High StreetGrade II
- 114 m10, High StreetGrade II
- 115 mYork HouseGrade II
- 124 mFarthingsGrade II
- 127 m32, Little Mount SionGrade II
- 130 mGranite Surface to Frog LaneGrade II
- 131 mGrove TavernGrade II
- 132 m4, Frog LaneGrade II
- 134 mBlenheimGrade II
- 135 mWalmer CottageGrade II
- 138 m8a and 9, London RoadGrade II
- 139 mFrog CottageGrade II
- 140 m4-8, BelgroveGrade II
- 141 m90-94, High StreetGrade II
- 141 m15 and 17, Berkeley RoadGrade II
- 143 mBelgrove HouseGrade II
- 144 m17, Mount SionGrade II
- 145 m8, London RoadGrade II
- 145 m11 and 13, Berkeley RoadGrade II
- 146 mCaxton CottageGrade II
- 147 mSion HouseGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- TN1 1XF
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Culverden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Jarman Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 28% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tunbridge Wells in the last twelve months, from validation. Tunbridge Wells decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 4 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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