Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Travel Lodge 109 The Hilden Manor London Road Tonbridge Kent
Last published check: 10 Oct 2026, 16:55. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Travel Lodge 109 The Hilden Manor London Road Tonbridge Kent
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View council mapListed building Application: Change of window frames colour from white to inchyra-blue. Strip the paint from the outside of the porch back to the oak and repair the bottoms of the 4 oak posts. Within the bar area add oak panelling on 2 sides of the bar areas at 1.2m high, add 2 wall lights and add clay plaster over modern plasterboard. Within the entrance corridor - replace vinyl flooring with handmade and antique tiles and apply clay plaster over modern plasterboard. Within the dining area - add 1.2m wood panelling and clay plaster above and over modern plasterboard and add 2 wall lights
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| delegated reportDecision · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| decision noticeDecision · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| Conservation OfficerConsultee Response · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| Parish councilConsultee Response · PDF | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| Press NoticeOther · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| Historic EnglandConsultee Response · PDF | 12 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site NoticeOther · PDF | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| Heritage statementOther · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| Design and access statementOther · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| Paint sampleOther | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| 2072-111 Existing floor plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Existing front elevationDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| 25-076 P02 Proposed elevationsDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| 25-076-P07 Proposed Bar elevationsDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| 25-076 P03 Proposed PorchDrawing · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.