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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,256Searchable applications
767Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,751 approved or refused records
303Refused applications
3,448 approved · 303 refused · 299 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Unknown26/00929/TNCA
T1 Sycamore: To remove dead section back to the main bifurcation at approx. 4m from ground level. (see image 1)T2 Sycamore to fell to near ground level.T3 - T5 Yew (group) To fell to near ground level.T6 Ash to remove the westward lateral branch to source at approx. 4m from ground level.T7 Oak in severe decline to fell to near ground level.G1 Group of Sycamore: Approx. 8 stems to fell to near ground level
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
Received 14 May 2026 - Unknown26/00931/TNCA
2 Palm trees-Remove
62 Police Station Road West Malling Kent ME19 6LL
Received 15 May 2026 - Registered26/00932/FL
Retrospective works: Erection of a shed
Bramley Cottage 257 Well Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JW
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00933/RD
Details of condition 19 (part A) (Archaeology) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00040/PA Demolition of existing poly tunnel and outbuildings and construction of 3 No. detached dwellings
Land Rear Of 87 To 91 Mackenders Lane Eccles Aylesford Kent
Received 15 May 2026 - Decided26/00934/RD
Details of Condition 14(Cycle storage) and condition 15 (Refuse storage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/22/00460/FL (Conversion of the water tower into residential use. Demolition of the existing commercial buildings and construction of 7no. new residential dwellings and ecology park)
Beechin Wood Farm Beechin Wood Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent
Received 15 May 2026 - Registered26/00935/FL
Change of use of the land for the stationing of two static caravans for Residential occupation. Associated hard and soft landscaping (Part Retrospective)
76 Hermitage Lane Aylesford Kent ME20 7PX
Received 15 May 2026 - Unknown26/00941/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Conversion of loft to habitable room incorporating a rear dormer and 2 rooflights in the front roofslope
624 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6BX
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00942/FL
Two storey front extension and internal alterations
7 Amberley Close Tonbridge Kent TN9 2UH
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00943/RD
Details of condition 4 ( Details of Levels) pursuant to planning permission TM/23/01141/FL change of use of the land to residential and demolition of two storage barns to be replaced with 2x detached dwellings
Higlers Farm Back Lane Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PP
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00944/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb and hardstanding
122 Lunsford Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6HS
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00945/RD
Details of condition 5 (Operational management Plan) 7 (Privacy Screening) 8 (Waste Storage) 9 (Existing and proposed External Lighting) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00855/FL Ground floor rear extension and retrospective change of use from use class C3 residential dwelling to C2 residential institution designed to provide accommodation and personal care for up to five individuals
49 Hallsfield Road Chatham Kent ME5 9RS
Received 18 May 2026 - Decided26/00948/RD
Details of Condition 30 (Record of Gasholders) pursuant to planning permission TM/ 21/02298 (Demolition of existing gasholders and associated structures. Redevelopment of the site to provide 144 residential units and up to 567 sqm of flexible Class E/ancillary residential floorspace. The proposals include the delivery of landscaping and public realm, play space, access, car parking and other associated and ancillary works)
Tonbridge P R S Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00949/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Installation of new access gate
Corner Cottage 5 North Frith Park Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 9QW
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00950/TPOC
1 x Oak with significant basal decay (as shown in applicants photos) - Fell as specified. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
Little Harps Crouch Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LX
Received 18 May 2026 - Unknown26/00952/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop Kerb
25 Albert Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2SR
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00953/FL
Proposed single storey rear extension
3 Pilgrim Grove West Malling Kent ME19 4XP
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00954/FL
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Plans list) of planning permission 25/02056/FL (Demolition of existing barn, and the construction of two detached dwelling houses) to revise the approved design, principally in respect of Plot 2, but also including alterations to Plot 1, so that the dwelling mirrors the design approach approved for Plot 2
Land Adjoining White Cottage Ismays Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent
Received 19 May 2026 - Registered26/00955/TPOC
Monterey Cypress T1 (Applicants ref) - Crown reduction by 2-3 meters, reduction in ground height by 3m. Failed and dead branches within tree that require removing and general maintenance of tree to preserve tree health. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
The Old Manor House 18 Wrotham Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8DB
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00956/FL
Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts
77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX
Received 19 May 2026 - Registered26/00957/FL
Conversion of the existing garage, domestic workshop and loft home office, into ancillary accommodation (granny annexe) with associated works
Langley Cottage Redwell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EH
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00958/FL
Erection of new shed and relocation of existing chicken coop
39 Chidley Cross Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5NP
Received 19 May 2026 - Unknown26/00959/LB
Listed Building Application: Erection of new shed and relocation of existing chicken coop
39 Chidley Cross Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5NP
Received 19 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00962/TPOC
1 x Sweet Chestnut (circled in black on applicants plan) - Reduce by 50%. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.
16 Cedar Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EN
Received 19 May 2026 - Decided26/00963/TPOC
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Canopy lift to 5 m above the road and lateral reduction on southern side to give building 3 m clearance. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
Tonbridge Chambers Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2HZ
Received 19 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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