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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,035Searchable applications
603Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,723 approved or refused records
301Refused applications
3,422 approved · 301 refused · 296 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Local planPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Protected trees, listed buildings and conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.applications@tmbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01732876230Council source
- General council enquiries01732844522Council source
- General council enquiriesplanning.enforcement@tmbc.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas60 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Unknown25/01999/FL
Demolition of side extension and erection of single storey side/rear extension, together with associated works and landscaping
Herne Pound Cottage 183 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QQ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02000/LB
Listed Building Application: Demolition of side extension and erection of single storey side/rear extension, together with associated works and landscaping
Herne Pound Cottage 183 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QQ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02001/TPOC
1 x Horse Chestnut (indicated by Red mark on applicants plan) - Lift the part of the crown that overhangs the public footpath and highway to 4M above ground level of the public footpath and highway. 1 x Yew (indicated by Blue mark on applicants plan) - Crown lift to 3m. Both standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order.
Woodside 3 Hadlow Park Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0HZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02002/TPOC
11 x dead Ash (indicated by red circles on applicants annotated aerial image) - Remove. All roadside trees (including Oak and Ash and in location of red box on applicants annotated aerial image) - Remove deadwood only. All Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order
Longholt Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Unknown25/02003/TPOC
1 x Chestnut (standing rear of 24 Walsham Road) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order
Highway Land Rear Of 16 Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Registered25/02004/TPOC
Remove/fell an established Sycamore tree on the corner of the property 2.75 meters from mains water supply stop cocks to 14 to 18 Nutfields. Also reduce canopy adjacent Cherry tree by about 20% to maintain shape. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
14 Nutfields Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EA
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/02007/FL
3x external AC condensers units and 2x external wall vents
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses Mill Street Snodland Kent ME6 5AT
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02008/FL
Convert, extend and maintain the existing Old Wash House structure to create a 1 x bed habitable accommodation
Barn Rear Of 1 2 3 And 4 Betenson Cottages School Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QD
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02009/TPOC
Row of Alder trees standing at 36, 37, 38, 57, 58 and 59 Chatfield Way - Repollard to approx. 5m (as before). Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order
36 37 38 57 58 And 59 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02010/FL
Single storey side extension
9 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LE
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02011/FL
Demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and replacement with new, single-storey rear extension along with other alterations to fenestration and modifications to existing retaining wall. (Revisions to and resubmission of approved scheme: TM/22/01923/FL)
35 Nursery Close Tonbridge Kent TN10 4JH
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02012/PDV14J
Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended): Installation of 48.2KW roof mounted solar panels on existing cold store and packhouse
Unit For Packing Roughway Farm Roughway Lane Roughway Tonbridge Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02013/RD
Details of condition 14 (Archaeological Field Evaluation) of planning permission TM/25/00751/PA S73 Application to vary planning condition 11 (Access plans) to TM/19/01814/OA Outline Application: Erection of up to 250 new homes (40% affordable), new community building, provision of a new country park and other areas of public open spaces, areas of play, upgrade of existing footpaths, together with new vehicular access onto London Road and associated parking and landscaping
Development Site Land West Of Winterfield Lane East Malling West Malling Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02014/RD
Details of condition 15 ( Mains Foul Drainage) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00751 S73 Application to vary planning condition 11 (Access plans) to TM/19/01814/OA Outline Application: Erection of up to 250 new homes (40% affordable), new community building, provision of a new country park and other areas of public open spaces, areas of play, upgrade of existing footpaths, together with new vehicular access onto London Road and associated parking and landscaping
Development Site Land West Of Winterfield Lane East Malling West Malling Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02015/RD
Details of condition 16 (Verification report) Pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00751/PA S73 Application to vary planning condition 11 (Access plans) to TM/19/01814/OA Outline Application: Erection of up to 250 new homes (40% affordable), new community building, provision of a new country park and other areas of public open spaces, areas of play, upgrade of existing footpaths, together with new vehicular access onto London Road and associated parking and landscaping
Development Site Land West Of Winterfield Lane East Malling West Malling Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02016/RD
Details of condition 15 (Bio-Diversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01270/PA Refurbishment of Gibson East office building, comprising the removal of a corridor link to the grade II listed Gibson West building (and remedial works to the listed facade) minor changes to the external envelope of Gibson East (new external doors / windows and the addition of PV cells to the pitched roof), modifications to site parking and internal circulation, addition of a plant enclosure, single-storey external store, refuse store and cycle shelter
Gibson Building Gibson Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4LZ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02017/CNA
Consultation by Sevenoaks Borough Council (25/03335/LDCEX) Use of the existing building for Class E Use (formerly B1(A), (B)or (C)) the former following the making of a Material Start in respect of application 13/03600/FUL
Building At Great Hollanden Farm Mill Lane Underriver Kent TN15 0SQ
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02018/TNCA
1 x Ash and 1 x dead tree (standing in verge between junctions with Quarry Rise and Brook Street) - Fell as specified
Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02019/TPOC
1 x dead Oak (standing opposite the sign for 'Service and Parts' at the Iveco garage London Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3DA) - Fell as specified. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
London Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02020/TNCA
2 x dead Birch (standing in front of 45 and 46 Birch Crescent) - Fell as specified
Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/02021/FL
Retrospective application for retention and completion of two additional units at first floor level as an addition to the 10 units permitted under TM/22/00969/FL to allow for the creation of a total of 12 units
Development Site 1-3 Skinners Terrace And 13-17 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02022/FL
Demolition of agricultural barn and erection of 2no. residential dwellings with associated car barn, parking and landscaping.
Farm Building East Of Stable Court Roughway Lane Roughway Tonbridge Kent
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Unknown25/02023/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Use of land as B8 (Storage and Distribution) with a mixture of outdoor and container storage, storage of plant, equipment and materials with access to the West and North of 540 London Road
Land East Of Cobdown Lodge 540 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Decided25/02024/FL
Demolition of the existing single storey glazed timber sun room. Replace with a single storey rear extension to include roof light. To provide a larger kitchen and family room
57 Springwell Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2LL
Received 3 Dec 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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