Hill Place London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PY Data via plota.co.uk
26/01108/PNEC - Prior Notification Change of use E to C
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Prior notification for the proposed change of use from offices (class E) to two dwellings (class C3) Data via plota.co.uk
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Application progress
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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Consultation
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 8 Jun 2026.
Documents 12
Consultation & comments 10
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Mr Martin Bain(FULL)
Neighbour Comments · 3 Jul 2026
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Agent response to comments
Additional Information · 30 Jun 2026
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Mrs Rose Melvin(FULL)
Neighbour Comments · 17 Jun 2026
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Mr Martin Bain(FULL)
Neighbour Comments · 16 Jun 2026
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Southern Water Comments - Map
External Comments · 29 May 2026
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Southern Water Comments
External Comments · 29 May 2026
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KCC Highways Comments
Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026
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Environmental Protection
Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026
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Dr Eli James(FULL)
Neighbour Comments · 19 May 2026
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Dr Jason Jeyanthan(FULL)
Neighbour Comments · 19 May 2026
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Important details
- Council
- Tunbridge Wells
- Application type
- Prior Notification Change of use E to C
- Postcode
- TN4 0PY
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Southborough And Bidborough
- Parish
- Southborough Town Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Colin Smith Planning Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14838889
- Comments by
- 8 Jun 2026
- Site notice
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
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Tunbridge Wells
Planning Authority Score
8.5/10
Excellent
#13 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Tunbridge Wells is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 292. Only 26% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Tunbridge Wells decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #51 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #28 of 292
26%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #38 of 292
88%
Minor dwellings approved
167 decided (1-9 homes)
78%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,217
Total decisions
78 refused in 2025
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Hill Place London Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 0PY