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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 dates6,371Searchable applications
801Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,806 approved or refused records
308Refused applications
3,498 approved · 308 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Registered26/01678/TPOC
1x Beech (applicant ref T1) - Reduce overall crown by approx 30%. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
55 Harvest Ridge Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5LZ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01679/FL
Demolition of porch and construction of new porch
29 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ES
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01681/TNCA
1 x Tulip Tree - Fell.
Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01682/FL
Retrospective application for the glass infill of previously approved open canopy
Oak Beams Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01683/LB
Listed Building Application: Retrospective application for the glass infill of previously approved open canopy
Oak Beams Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01684/FL
Single storey side extension
8 Tumblefield Estate Tumblefield Road Stansted Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7PS
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01685/RD
Details of condition 3 (Archaeological field Evaluation) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00129/FL Lifting, regrading & relaying path from Church Lane gate to church porch with new handrail & lighting to allow for easier disabled access. Associated new drainage works required for separate internal works
Church Of St Peter And Paul Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01686/FL
Demolition of garage and construction of single storey side extension and single storey rear extension
115 Lunsford Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6HP
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01689/FL
The erection of 5no. residential dwellings at the site along with car parking, cycle parking, waste storage, landscaping and other associated works.
Land East And South Of Jungle Cafe London Road Addington West Malling Kent
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01690/FL
Erection of garage with storage over
Lodge Oast Horns Lodge Shipbourne Road Tonbridge Kent TN11 9NJ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01692/RD
Details of condition 4 (Foul and surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00723/FL Proposed Annex ancillary to main dwelling
166 High Street Wouldham Rochester Kent ME1 3UF
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01693/TPOC
T1 (Applicants ref) Oak: Reduce, shortening lateral spread and height by 1-2m to pull crown into shape and lift crown, removing dropping limbs. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
22 Bickmore Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1ND
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01694/TNCA
1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T1) - Fell.
Court House Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LU
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01695/FL
Single storey front extension
36 Hawden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JN
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01696/PDV14J
Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on Non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended)- Installation of solar PV panels to the rooftops upon Royal Mail Tonbridge, TN9 1AA. An installation of a 719.1kWp solar PV system - (1,530 solar PV modules) - on a non-domestic pitched rooftop, to produce low carbon renewable energy for the site. This system will reduce 135 tonnes of CO2e carbon annually
Royal Mail Sorting Office 20 Vale Rise Tonbridge Kent TN9 1AA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01697/FL
Proposed 10.0m sub tower to be installed on proposed steel grillage complete with new headframe supporting 9 antennas, to include 1no. dish, 3 no ancillary equipment
Telephone Exchange High Street Aylesford Kent ME20 7AZ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01699/TNCA
2 x Hybrid Poplars (applicants ref. T19 and T20) - Re-pollard crown back to pollard points at approx 6m from the ground. 4 x Hybrid Poplars (applicants ref. T51, T52, T53 and T55) - Reduce overall circumference of crown by up to 50% of its current crown volume as specified.
The Old Palace Bull Lane Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RF
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01701/FL
Conversion of two flats to single dwellinghouse
13 Byrneside Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9EG
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01702/FL
New front porch and single storey rear extension
10 Yew Tree Close Aylesford Kent ME20 7RJ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01703/LRD
Details of condition 3 (existing wall construction details) pursuant to Listed Building consent reference: TM/26/00415/LB (Listed Building Application: Installation of internal perimeter walling to room with ceiling over)
Latters Barn 1A Hill View Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9DB
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01704/FL
Replacement of existing timber cladding with fibre cement, wood-effect horizontal cladding; replacement of 2 existing windows with white UPVC conservation-style windows and replacement of a Juliet balcony door at flats 27-30 Upper Mill
27-30 Upper Mill East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BF
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01705/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Conversion of garage to habitable room
4 Hazel Shaw Tonbridge Kent TN10 3QD
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01706/FL
Erection of outbuilding
Lysander House 2 Paddock Gardens Crouch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8FU
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Registered26/01708/TPOC
1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1) - Prune foliage on house side back by approximately 2m to sufficient growth points, rounding the top over where possible by up to 2 meters. Remove dead branches from crown. Standing in Woodland W3 of Tree Preservation Order
Lower Bank Sevenoaks Road Seal Chart Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB
Received 15 Sept 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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