Tonbridge Chambers, Pembury Road, TN9 2HZ
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of use of Class E (Commercial, Business and service) to Class C3 (residential) to create 16 flats
- Received
- 19 November 2025
- Decided
- 13 January 2026 · Prior Approval Required and Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Vauxhall
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- ReceivedSubmitted19 Nov
- ValidatedValidated19 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Jan
- DecidedDecided13 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
This is an outline application for a change of use at TONBRIDGE CHAMBERS, PEMBURY ROAD, , TN9 2HZ. Tonbridge has handled 1,058 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 60 days. This one was decided in 55 days, 5 days quicker than Tonbridge's median. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Vauxhall. We hold 627 applications in total for the TN9 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Quarry Hill, TonbridgeNext to the site
- Brownfield land register: Tonbridge Chambers Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2HZRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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