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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 dates6,306Searchable applications
788Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,771 approved or refused records
304Refused applications
3,467 approved · 304 refused · 300 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01443/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: dropped kerb and driveway for off street parking
31 Nevill Road Snodland Kent ME6 5HX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01444/FL
Section 73 application to vary condition 18 (plans list) of planning permission 26/01088/NMA (Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 22/00460/FL to add a plans list as a condition) (Conversion of the water tower into residential use. Demolition of the existing commercial buildings and construction of 7no. new residential dwellings and ecology park) to allow revisions to the approved design drawings and materials selection to house 8
Beechin Wood Farm Beechin Wood Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01445/RD
Details of condition 3 ( Landscape management plan) 4 ( Battery Safety Management Plan) 5 (Emergency response plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01965/FL Construction and operation of a micro energy storage system
Land Junction Of Corona Terrace And Hollow Lane Snodland Kent
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01447/LDP
Lawful Development certificate Proposed: To extend the drop kerb and add one additional parking bay, drainage will be formed with aco drains for the water run off. 4.6 x 4.2 and the parking bay would be a concrete base to match the existing
63 Goldsmid Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2BU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01448/FL
Single storey rear extension
17 Waterloo Walk Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4QS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01449/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extension of dropped kerb
16 Whistler Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4RD
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01450/AGN
Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the erection of an agricultural barn
The Granary Hawden Farm Hawden Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9BG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01451/FL
Section 73 application to vary Conditions 2 (External Materials), 3 (Approved Plans), 4 (External Lighting), 5 (Levels), 6 (Surface and Foul Water Drainage), 7 (Contamination Investigation and Remediation), 8 (Remediation Verification Report) and 10 (Landscaping and Boundary Treatments) of planning permission 23/01673/FL, as subsequently amended under applications 24/02048/PA and 25/01409/PA. The proposed variations seek to facilitate the separate construction of the two plots, enable the submission of condition details on a plot-by-plot basis, update the approved drainage and contamination remediation schemes, and amend the design of Plot A through a reduced roof pitch to the barn wing and minor fenestration changes.
Trench Farm Coldharbour Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LE
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01452/FL
Erection of a single storey 2x bed dwelling with basement (Self Build)
Paxton Farm Tonbridge Road Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0PR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01453/FL
Provision of a permanent access and driveway in lieu of temporary access
The Paddocks 72 Teston Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5BG
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01454/TPOC
2 x Cluster of mature trees possible (Common Whitebeam) with what appear to be a small number of self-seeded saplings surrounding the base area. Remove trees. The trees appear mostly dead and at an angle away from the carpark. the reason for the works are, to extend the Annex car parking area slightly. Trees standing in A1 of TPO
Cobdown House 548 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01455/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/26/00759/FL - install a velux roof light in the proposed porch roof
35 Framley Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4HS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01456/FL
Replacement windows and doors
Brooms Down 35 Mill Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PE
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01458/FL
Part retrospective application for the alterations to the outbuilding, and part proposed for other works in the conversion of the existing garage into home office space. The works are limited to repairing and making use of the existing structure, and replacing the door to a more usable home office solution
149 Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RW
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01459/AT
Advertisement Consent: 2x free standing internally illuminated ground mounted entrance signs
Land Rear Of 239 To 259 London Road West Malling Kent
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01460/AT
Advertisement consent: For illuminated and non-illuminated various signage, consisting of - 01 - Waitrose Building Letters. 02 - Entrance Fascia Sign, 03 - Totem, 04 - Welcome panel, 05 - W fade to clear window vinyl, 06 - Window vinyl, 07A - Pedestrian sign, 07B - Speed limit, 08 - Opening hours, 09 - Entrance notice vinyl, 10 - Manifestation, 11 - Trolley bay header vinyl, 12 - Blue badge post sign, 13 - Customers with children post sign, 14 - Customer parking post sign, 15 - Max stay post sign, 16 - Service vehicles only post sign, 17 - Customer parking post sign, 18 - Bike post sign, 19 - Window vinyl
Waitrose Ltd Fortune Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4QJ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01461/TPOC
1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Remove damaged branch and reduce extremities as indicated in agents annotated photos received on the 23rd September 2026. T2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T2) - Remove 3 lowest lateral branches overhanging the driveway raising the crown to approximately 10m over the driveway. T6 of Tree Preservation Order
Copthall Ismays Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BB
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01462/TNCA
T1 (Applicants ref) Maple. Reduce to previous pruning points. T2 (Applicants ref) Liquid Amber. Reduce crown to previous pruning points, shortening and reshaping by 2-3 metres. Crown clean, removing minor epicormic growth and any major deadwood. T3 (Applicants ref) Willow. Pollard to bare stems, as previously
Huntsview House Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01463/TPOC
6 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T4, T5, T7, T25, T26 and T29) - Fell to ground level. 1 x multi-stemmed Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T6) - Remove the leaning stem back to the main stems. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T27) - Remove upper dead leader from 9m to ground. (3 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T3, T14, T16) - Remove deadwood only). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
Land West Of Hermitage Lane And East Of Units 4A 4B And 4C Mills Road Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01464/FL
Section 73 Application to vary condition 2 (approved Plans) of planning permission TM/24/01125/PA Proposed refurbishment of existing grade II listed barn to become annex accommodation that is ancillary to the use of the property. The application seeks to vary the approved plans condition to enable a number of minor amendments to the approved scheme
Old Allens Allens Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01465/LB
Listed Building Application: To vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Listed building consent 24/01128/LB Listed Building Application: Proposed refurbishment of existing grade II listed barn to become annex accommodation that is ancillary to the use of the property. To enable a number of minor amendments to the approved scheme
Old Allens Allens Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QZ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01466/FL
Proposed 2 x single storey side extensions to the West and East elevations
76 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PE
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01467/FL
Erection of a single storey rear conservatory
5 Woodford Grove Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4BX
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01469/TPOC
1 x Copper Beech Tree (T66 applicant reference) Reduce entire crown by 3m to suitable growth points, and crown lift north-west facing section of crown to 4m above ground level. Prune to give 2 meter clearance of the house. Reason for works, tree blocking light. Standing to the side of the property T72 of TPO
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Received 5 Aug 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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