Little Cottage Nursery School 27A Culverden Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01339/PNEC Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Prior Notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business & Service (Use Class E) to 1 No. dwelling (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 31 Jul 2026.

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Important details

Council
Tunbridge Wells
Postcode
TN4 9SD
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Target decision
4 Sept 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14760627
Comments by
31 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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6 William Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RS
Roof extension and new rooflight.
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2025 Approved
6 William Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RS
Roof extension and new rooflight.
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2025 Approved
4 William Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RS
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2025 Approved
4 William Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RS
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25/01131/FULL
2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
9 Culverden Avenue Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RE
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2021 Approved
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29 Culverden Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9SD
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27 Culverden Down Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9SD
Erection of single storey rear infill extension
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8 Standen Street Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RJ
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Two storey side and single storey side extension alterations and modification to roof to…
16/505240/FULL
2016 Approved
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53 Culverden Park Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9RB
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings