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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3,424 approved · 302 refused · 297 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00110/LB
Listed Building Application: Retrospective works for installation of new floor and banister to 2nd floor loft space, works to existing timbers, installation of new front door and repair works to roof
1 Church Street Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0DB
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00111/FL
Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator
Land Fronting 76 And 78 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1EE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00112/AT
Advertisement consent: 1x internally illuminated digital advertisement display within a new communications Kiosk
Land Fronting 76 And 78 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1EE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00113/FL
Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator and advertising display
Land Fronting 736 London Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00114/AT
Advertisement Consent: 1 no. Digital advertisement display within proposed new communications Kiosk
Land Fronting 736 London Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00115/FL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (Plans list) of planning permission TM/24/01685/PA (Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of a self/custom build 3 bedroom detached dwelling) to allow for the relocation of the solar photovoltaic (PV) panels from the roof of the property to a ground mounted position
Cherry Barn Long Mill Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RA
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00116/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Full Planning Application ref: TM/20/02379/FL (Approved 18th December 2020) to add a condition listing the approved plans on which the application was based
The Cottage 30 Masters Lane Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JP
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00118/FL
Proposed erection of single-storey detached outbuilding in rear garden.
8 Battlefields Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7BY
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00119/FL
Replacement of glazed link roof with slate and rooflight and infill side window, replacement of folding doors with French doors and replacement of existing rear elevation door to window
115 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2NU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00120/LB
Listed Building Application: Replacement of glazed link roof with slate and rooflight and infill side window, replacement of folding doors with French doors and replacement of existing rear elevation door to window
115 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2NU
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00121/FL
Change of use for the stationing of three additional mobile homes, erection of shared day room and parking for four touring caravans for Gypsy and Traveller occupation
Land Known As Mumbles Farm Crouch Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8QL
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Unknown26/00122/LDP
Lawful Development certificate Proposed: Conversion of existing garage for the use of a bedroom/playroom (habitable room)
30 Willow Lea Tonbridge Kent TN10 3RF
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00123/FL
First floor side extension over existing garage below, with single storey rear extension and partial reduction of existing garage
4 Monarch Terrace Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4NP
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00124/FL
Proposed garage extension and conversion into an annexe
9 Freelands Road Snodland Kent ME6 5RF
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00125/FL
Proposed construction of a part single-storey, part double-storey side extension, replacement of existing windows with associated works
The Royal Oak London Road Wrotham Heath Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RX
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00126/FL
Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling.
The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00127/LB
Listed Building Application: Replace the oak front door like for like
95 Mill Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00129/RD
Detail of Condition 18 (Cycle Storage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated work)
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00130/FL
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations and outbuilding
15 Griggs Way Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8HW
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00131/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/25/01988/PA to amend the roof line at the rear of the dwelling from part flat/part pitched to fully flat and extend the gable wall with tile hanging
10 Vauxhall Gardens Tonbridge Kent TN11 0LZ
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00132/TPOC
2 x Birch (applicants ref. T1 - Silver Birch A and T3 - Silver Birch C) - Reduce tree crowns in line with line on photo dated 23.1.26, reducing height to 15m and reshaping the remaining branches as specified. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order
High Dapple Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00133/FL
Single storey side extension, single storey rear and side extension, conversion of garage to habitable room and relocation of front door
19 Normanhurst Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8HT
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00135/TNCA
1 x White Willow (T1 applicant reference) - Pollard to a height of 8ft. This tree has failed in various places, dropping lard stems on the adjacent seating area. Pollarding will allow for the tree to regenerate healthier growth
1 Shields Cottages The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QW
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Registered26/00136/FL
Conversion of existing redundant building to a single dwelling
Land South West Of Claygate House Winfield Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent
Received 26 Jan 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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