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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 dates6,311Searchable applications
790Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,774 approved or refused records
305Refused applications
3,469 approved · 305 refused · 300 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01473/FL
Single storey front extension with entrance porch and minor changes to main elevation
85A London Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3AJ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01474/FL
Demolition of existing conservatory and rear bay window. Single storey rear extension, removal of central chimney, new entrance porch, changes to fenestration and replacement windows and doors
Holt Hill Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9AY
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01475/RD
Details of conditions to be partially discharged in relation Plot 2, Condition 4 (Verification report, suface water drainage) 6 (contamination Verification report) 12 ( Hard and Soft Landscaping Details ) 15 (External Lighting Details ) 17 (Refuse Store Details ) 21 (Vehicle Parking Details) 22 ( Cycle Parking and EV charging) pursuant to planning permission TM/24/00228/PA pursuant to planning permission Change of use of former B2/B8 Aylesford Newsprint Site to flexible B2, B8 and Class E(g)(i)&(ii) uses, or for flexible commercial yards and haulage yard within plot 3 with a workshop and modular office, and the creation of a new access road, erection of plot fencing, re-surfacing and drainage and other associated works
Land Eastern Part Of Former Aylesford Newsprint South Of Invicta Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01476/FL
The formalisation of an existing agricultural track across land, 3.5m wide by 95m long, using compacted roadstone at Style Place Farm
Style Place Farm Court Lane Hadlow Tonbridge Kent
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01477/RD
Details of Condition 14 (Drainage Verification Report) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/03517/FL (Construction of 3G pitch for school and community use, additional car park for staff and pitch users, pitch floodlighting and ancillary facilities)
Hadlow Rural Community School Tonbridge Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0AU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01478/LB
Listed Building Application: Demolition of internal walls, new partitions and joinery, new sanitary arrangements and alterations to kitchen
Lowyns Roughway Lane Roughway Tonbridge Kent TN11 9SN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01479/FL
Installation of 1 no. new communications Kiosk with integrated defibrillator
Land Fronting 55 And 59 High Street Tonbridge Kent
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01480/AT
Advertisement consent: 1x internally illuminated digital advertisement display within a new communications Kiosk (Revision of 26/01112/AT)
Land Fronting 55 And 59 High Street Tonbridge Kent
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01481/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with a rear dormer and velux windows to front elevation
4 Farleigh Gardens Wouldham Rochester Kent ME1 3FF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01482/FL
Change of use of the land and conversion of existing stable to a new 3-bedroom dwelling, hard and soft landscaping and formation of an access track
Land North East Of Bower Mount Oast Snoll Hatch Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01483/FL
Retrospective application for the creation of 4no pitch Gypsy/Traveller site for 1no family consisting of 4no mobiles, 4no tourers, 4no dayrooms and associated hardstanding/fencing and cesspit
Land Between Rosemount And Shaw Hill House Aldon Lane Addington West Malling Kent
Received 9 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01484/FL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission TM/25/01742/FL (Two-storey rear extension, garage conversion, new front porch, additional external alterations and minor landscaping works to the rear garden) to allow for additional external alterations and addition of a rooflight
27A Yardley Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01485/RD
Details of conditions 06 ( Verification report completion of works) 12 (soft and Hard Landscaping) 15 (External Lighting) 17 ( Refuse storage and screening) 21 (Vehicle Parking) 22 (cycle parking provision and EV charging points) Pursuant to planning permission TM/24/00228/PA Change of use of former B2/B8 Aylesford Newsprint Site to flexible B2, B8 and Class E(g)(i)&(ii) uses, or for flexible commercial yards and haulage yard within plot 3 with a workshop and modular office, and the creation of a new access road, erection of plot fencing, re-surfacing and drainage and other associated works
Land Eastern Part Of Former Aylesford Newsprint South Of Invicta Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01486/TNCA
1 x Walnut (Applicant ref T1) - Lift low crown to approx. 5m above ground level, to an even level. Carry out light and sensitive crown reduction by lightly reducing longer regrowth from previous reduction which extend out of the main crown formation, to create a compact, balanced and shapely framework, back to vicinity of previous reduction points as specified.
77 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01487/TNCA
1x Cypress (Applicant ref T1) - dismantle to a flat stump at near ground level. 1x Sumach (Applicant ref T3) - Remove lowest branch to lift low crown
Pond Cottage Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01488/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extend driveway and dropped kerb
58 Burns Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PT
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01490/EASC
Request for Screening Opinion under Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to planning application 26/01349/FL: Erection of a Warehouse Club (Sui Generis) including, tyre installation and sales, a petrol filling station, car parking, accesses, landscaping, engineering and associated works
Land North Of London Road And South Of East Park Road And East Of Coldharbour Lane Aylesford Kent
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/01491/TNCA
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce overall height and spread to 10-12m as indicated in annotated photos included within tree report dated 3rd August 2026 pruning to natural pruning points.
Smythe House 45 London Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3AD
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01492/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Changes to fenestrations and internal alterations
5 Lansdowne Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JB
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01493/RD
Details of condition 4 (archaeological watching brief) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/02134/FL (Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of new single storey rear extension, rear dormer windows and internal alterations)
108 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01494/LB
Listed Building Application: Re-roofing and upgrading internal insulation
Village Hall Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01495/RD
Details of condition 3 (Materials) 5 (Bio-diversity Lighting plan) 6 (Landscape and ecological Management Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00344/FL Change of use of agricultural land to private equestrian for the keeping of horses, erection of stables, hay store, riding arena with landscaping and Biodiversity enhancements
Land Adjoining Noahs Rough Old Coach Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01496/FL
Installation of stand alone frame with defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets
Bus Shelter East Of 86 High Street West Malling Kent
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/01497/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Construction of an access road and use by traffic to access Broadfield Farm and related land buildings
Broadfield Complex Old Soar Road Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QX
Received 11 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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