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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 dates6,248Searchable applications
764Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,747 approved or refused records
303Refused applications
3,444 approved · 303 refused · 299 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00849/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Continued use of existing outbuilding used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the host dwellinghouse
Wild Acre Windmill Hill Wrotham Heath Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7SU
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00851/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/25/01212/FL for alterations to annex roof to include changing form from hipped to gabled end, addition of a short section of Code 5 lead flat roof and alterations to size of rooflights.
17 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QH
Received 7 May 2026 - Unknown26/00852/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension
18 Simpson Road Snodland Kent ME6 5QF
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00853/FL
Partial demolition of existing dining room and construction of single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights. Partial conversion of garage with alterations to roof
73 The Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7LF
Received 7 May 2026 - Unknown26/00854/TNCA
1 x dead Chestnut - Remove
Greenacre Comp Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NR
Received 7 May 2026 - Unknown26/00855/TPOC
1 x twin-stemmed Hornbeam (applicants ref. T48) - Fell and grind out stump. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x dead Oak stump - grind out
Russettings Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LR
Received 5 May 2026 - Unknown26/00856/FC
Felling Licence Consultation for Holborough Woods and Estate as specified in Consultation - Basic Details, Consultation - Felling Details and Consultation - Maps documents supplied by Forestry Commission (compartments of the Felling Licence proposals that are within the Boundary of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council only)
Hanginghill Wood Holly Hill Meopham Gravesend Kent
Received 7 May 2026 - Decided26/00860/RD
Details of condition 3 (External Materials) 7 (Hard and soft landscaping) 9 (Bio-Diversity Enhancement) pursuant to planning permission TM/24/00201/PA Demolition of existing buildings and erection of six three-bed dwellings
Stags Head 9 Stafford Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1HT
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00862/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Reconfiguration of the ground floor, including repositioning of doors and windows and raising of roof
4 Norfolk Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UL
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00863/FL
Proposed garage conversion
26 The Old Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6GZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00865/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/24/01270/FL to allow for the addition of a secure fenced enclosure for the External Air Conditioning Condenser units
Gibson Building Gibson Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4LZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00866/PDVGR
Prior notification: Change of use from a use within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order, to a mixed use for any purpose within that Class and up to 2 flats
61 - 63 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1SD
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00867/TNCA
T1 large mature Yew in small copse of trees over storage tanks, leaning towards road - prune back overhang over road by approx 2-3m to help alleviate weight bias towards road. T2 additional Yew approx 12m south east of T1 - prune to reduce overhang over road by approx 1-2m to give clearance to road for vehicles.
Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00868/TNCA
T1- Cedar adjacent to property - section fell
Wealden House Church Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QB
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00869/FL
Variation of condition 2 ( Plans List) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01988/PA Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension with front dormer and Juliet balcony, conversion of garage to habitable room and internal alterations. To allow for the enlargement of the existing side dormer by making it wider and amend roof to part pitch part flat
10 Vauxhall Gardens Tonbridge Kent TN11 0LZ
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00870/NMA
Non Material amendment to planning permission TM/25/00656/FL - to amend the parking layout; re-orientation of Block A couple with changes to roof lights and internal layout changes. Removal of porches and extension to the rooflight to Block B, and changes to fenestration and roof formation of Blocks C and D
Grove Farm Maidstone Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00872/LRD
Details of condition 3 (Materials) 4 ( Works above Slab level) Pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01213/LB Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear extension, new roof light windows to roof and associated alterations to existing house, plus roof extension and associated works to annexe and garage
17 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QH
Received 8 May 2026 - Decided26/00873/TPOC
1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1 - standing in strip of land at end of garden) - Cut back all epicormic growth from around the base of the tree and up to 8 ft. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.
32 The Drive Tonbridge Kent TN9 2LP
Received 8 May 2026 - Unknown26/00874/TNCA
2x Conifers (T1 and T2) to fell
The Coach House Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL
Received 8 May 2026 - Registered26/00879/FL
Widening of existing parking area and formation of overflow parking adjacent
Aylesford Priory High Street Aylesford Kent ME20 7BX
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00880/RM
Reserved Matters application pursuant to outline application ref: TM/22/01909/OA: Phase 1 Appearance, Landscaping, Layout, ScaleThe proposal comprises the construction of 21m of carriageway to extend the existing tarmac road into the quarry site with associated kerbs and drainage. In addition, associated landscaping and biodiversity details are submitted for approval for Phase 1 only. Submission of details pursuant to conditions 35 and 37 of planning permission 22/01909/OA in resopect of Phase 1 only.
Development Site Southern Part Of Former Aylesford Quarry Rochester Road Aylesford Kent
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00881/TPOC
3 x Beech stems (applicants ref. T1) - Crown reduce house side to previous pruning points (approximately 2m). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00882/TPOC
1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1) - Re-pollard back to previous pollarding points in keeping with neighbouring trees and remove suckers. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.
8 Rowan Mews Tonbridge Kent TN10 3EE
Received 11 May 2026 - Decided26/00883/FL
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory & construction of single storey rear extension
81 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6UE
Received 11 May 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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