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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 dates6,155Searchable applications
713Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,726 approved or refused records
302Refused applications
3,424 approved · 302 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00082/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb
141 Bishops Oak Ride Tonbridge Kent TN10 3NT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00083/TNCA
1 x Ash (applicant ref T1) - Fell in sections to near ground level
Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00084/RD
Details of condition 5 (CEMP) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00985/PA (Re-routing of the existing driveway outside of the woodland, removal of existing driveway and replacement with natural, permeable surface to form a footpath and alterations to the forecourt including the reinstatement of a historic ha-ha)
Fairhill Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9QL
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00085/FL
Construction of 2 storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension and front porch incorporating demolition of existing conservatory and single storey side extension
1 Grange Close Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HU
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00086/FL
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension and garage conversion
5 Stockenbury East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5EH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00089/FL
Erection of detached garage
Nut Tree Cottage Gover Hill Roughway Tonbridge Kent TN11 9SP
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00090/FL
Proposal of one new detached dwelling with new vehicle access and landscaping.
Land West Of 111 The Heath East Malling West Malling Kent
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00091/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/23/03298/FL for minor amendments to the footway and the crossing facility to provide a deliverable footway
Development Site South Of Brampton Field Between Bradbourne Lane And Kiln Barn Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00092/FL
Proposed single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding
190 Malling Road Snodland Kent ME6 5EQ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00093/RD
Partial discharge of condition 19 (surface water drainage verification report) for plots 1-19, 52-63, 69-85, 113-115, 126-135, 142-161, 162, 166, 167, 179-184, 188-191, 204-209, 221-224, 232-235, 242-244, 280-288, 294-300, pursuant to planning permission TM/23/03298/PA (S73 application to vary Condition 27 of planning permission TM/23/00807/FL to allow the occupation of 50 dwellings before the junction works at the A20/Station Road/New Road are substantially completed)
Development Site South Of Brampton Field Between Bradbourne Lane And Kiln Barn Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00094/RD
Partial discharge of condition 22 (remediation verification report) for plots 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 213-220, 253 and 254 pursuant to planning permission TM/23/03298/FL (S73 application to vary Condition 27 of planning permission TM/23/00807/FL to allow the occupation of 50 dwellings before the junction works at the A20/Station Road/New Road are substantially completed)
Development Site South Of Brampton Field Between Bradbourne Lane And Kiln Barn Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00095/RD
Details of Condition 8 (Landscaping and boundary treatment) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01643/PA (Section 73 application to Vary Condition 7 (Plans list) of planning permission TM/22/01965/FL (Erection of three detached three bed dwellings with double garages and associated works) to amend the designs of each plot)
Land At Junction Of Red Hill And Barming Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00096/RD
Details of Condition 19 (Community Use Agreement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/03198/PDSID (Part-demolition of existing school buildings and erection of replacement school buildings with associated parking and landscaping including the siting of two temporary classroom buildings during construction)
Wrotham Secondary School Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RD
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00097/FL
Enclose first floor balcony and entrance porch
Oakwood Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00099/FL
Demolition of existing dwelling and store and erection of two dwellings and associated landscaping
Land South East Of The White House Ford Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00100/LB
Listed Building Application: Internal alterations to Ground Floor Annex:- New internal door opening- Alteration of the extent of the new office area.- Widening of existing doorway- New opening from the games room to kitchenette- Extension of the kitchenette. First Floor: - New opening through the corridor wall into a new shower room.- New configuration of bathroom
Ferox Hall High Street Tonbridge Kent
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00101/FL
Erection of a two storey front, rear and side extension, a new front porch, a new front window, and new dormer windows to the rear
The Coach House Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00102/RD
Details of condition 4 ( Landscape and Boundary treatment) Pursuant to Planning permission TM/23/03498/FL Proposed conversion of redundant barn to a single 1 x 4-bedroom detached house. Revised proposal of TM/21/02035/FL
Applewood Barn Nizels Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8NU
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00103/FL
Single storey rear and side extension and loft conversion with rear dormer and rooflights
Ashton 6 Spring Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DN
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00104/TPOC
1 x Norway Maple and 3 x Wild Cherry (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4) - Reduce back to most recent previous reduction points, (remove any deadwood). T1, T2, T3 and T4 of Tree Preservation Order.
Hatton House 92A The Rocks Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AU
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00105/AT
Advertisement consent: 1x Illuminated fascia sign (Retrospective)
Prospect House 3A Mills Road Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent ME20 7NA
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00106/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer
36 Lavender Hill Tonbridge Kent TN9 2AT
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00107/CNA
Consultation by Medway Council: Construction of a single storey agricultural store (Medway Council reference MC/26/0084)
Ringshill Farm Wouldham Road Rochester Kent
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00098/FL
Conversion of garage to habitable room with new pitched roof. Enclose entrance porch. Single storey side and rear extension. New paved area to rear garden
Learig Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL
Received 22 Jan 2026
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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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