Dear Sir or Madam,

I believe you are an authority with planning responsibilities
(according to http://www.theplanningdirectory.co.uk/au...),
apologies if this is not the case.

Can you please let me know the following relating to planning
applications featuring a change of use from A1 (shop), under the
Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.

In the last 5 years:

1) How many planning applications have you received featuring a
change of use from A1?

2) Of those applications in 1, how many of these were
retrospective?

3) How many planning applications have you received from Starbucks
(or their representatives) featuring a change of use from A1?

4) Of those applications in 3, how many of these were
retrospective?

Yours faithfully,

Matt White

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Dear Mr White

I write in response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated 4
August 2009, and please find below the answers to your questions.

1. 41 application have been received in the last 5 years featuring a
change of use from A1.

2. Only 1 of the 41 applications mentioned above was retrospective.

3. We have not found any applications matching your description.

4. N/A

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Dear Paul,

Just a quick note to say thanks for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Matt White

I am currently out of the officeand will return on Monday 17 August 2009.
I will reply to your email as soon as possible upon my return.

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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
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