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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 dates
6,701Searchable applications
846Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,997 approved or refused records
327Refused applications

3,670 approved · 327 refused · 321 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas60 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

  1. Unknown24/01179/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed : Single storey rear and side extension

    35 Queens Avenue Snodland Kent ME6 5BL

    Received 26 Jul 2024
  2. Unknown24/01176/TPOC

    1 x Dead Weeping Willow (shown in applicants photos) - Remove. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    17 Russett Close Aylesford Kent ME20 7PL

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  3. Unknown24/01175/TNCA

    1 x Crab Apple (in front garden) - Remove

    May Cottage 4 Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JG

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  4. Decided24/01174/TPOC

    1 x Douglas Fir (applicants ref. T1) - Cut back tree branches near the satellite dish by a maximum of 1.5 metres from the building as the branches are currently touching the property some risk of damage. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Land Parcel 2 Tunbury Avenue Chatham Kent

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  5. Unknown24/01173/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped Kerb

    71 Brookmead Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9EY

    Received 25 Jul 2024
  6. Registered24/01172/FL

    Retrospective Planning application: Concrete hardstanding area

    Riverhill Motel And Cafe London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0DX

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  7. Unknown24/01165/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed : Conversion of the existing loft space into a habitable living area

    11 Cottenham Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BY

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  8. Decided24/01164/FL

    Proposed construction of a single storey side and rear extension, and relocating the front door from the side to the front

    11 Cottenham Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BY

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  9. Decided24/01161/RD

    Details of conditions 4 (LAP) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/01069/RM (Reserved Matters application for approval of layout, appearance, landscaping and scale of 163 dwellings at Phase 1, Hermitage Park pursuant to outline planning permission TM/20/02749/OAEA (APP/H2265/W/21/3288065))

    Land South Of Barming Station And East Of Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  10. Decided24/01160/RD

    Details of conditions 19 (Bat sensitive lighting), 22 (Open space scheme) and 23 (Noise assessment) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/02749/OAEA (Outline Application: erection of up to 330 dwellings (including 40% affordable homes), together with associated open space, play areas, and landscaping (including details of access))

    Land South Of Barming Station And East Of Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  11. Decided24/01162/RD

    Details of condition 2 (materials) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01911/FL (Redevelopment to form 34 Retirement Living apartments for older persons including communal facilities, and associated car parking and landscaping, and the repositioning of 4 existing car parking spaces).

    Land Rear Of 182 High Street Tonbridge Kent

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  12. Decided24/01163/TPOC

    T1 - Oak - Overall reduction of crown to previous pollard points - With a reduction in height from 16m to 13.5m and a reduction in diameter from 18m to 13m, with no more than 2.5m removed from any point on the radius to reduce wind stress on the tree. - T1 of Tree Preservation Order

    30 Greenlands Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LL

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  13. Decided24/01159/TPOC

    1 x Ash - Remove broken branch and reduce remainder of the crown by 20% of the overall crown size (not by 20% of the overall size of the tree). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation.

    5 Ditton Court Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6PQ

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  14. Decided24/01158/TPOC

    1 x Silver Birch (shown in photo attached to email dated 29th January 2025) - reduce height from 20m to 14m to alleviate roadside lean and encroachment. T19 of Tree Preservation Order.[Amended in respect of correct tree and site address]

    11 Chippendale Close Chatham Kent ME5 9EF

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  15. Decided24/01157/TPOC

    1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height from 14m to 10m and radial spread from 6m to 4m. Crown lift secondary branches to achieve 4m ground clearance. T22 of Tree Preservation Order.

    21 Chippendale Close Chatham Kent ME5 9EF

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  16. Unknown24/01156/PDVMA

    Prior Notification: Change of use from Office (Class E) to a single dwelling (Class C3)

    Rosewood High Street Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0EF

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  17. Unknown24/01155/FL

    Conversion of garage to habitable rooms, first floor dormer to front, relocation of main entrance and new entrance canopy, change pitched roof to flat roof at front of house, alterations to the external appearance including photovoltaic panels on front roofslope, timber cladding and alterations to fenestration

    Farley Cottage Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT

    Received 23 Jul 2024
  18. Unknown24/01153/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of a rear flat roof dormer and change both roof hips to gables to each side elevation, all formed from the original permitted dwelling

    The Dumbles 210 Kent Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QW

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  19. Decided24/01154/AT

    Replacement of an existing sign with an illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display

    220 Vale Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1SP

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  20. Unknown24/01152/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Construction of vehicle hard standing and highway crossover onto Audley Avenue

    4 Chestnut Walk Tonbridge Kent TN9 1XG

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  21. Unknown24/01151/FL

    Proposed garage with home office and personal rehabilitation area above

    Bluebell Barn Stanford Lane Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JN

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  22. Unknown24/01150/FL

    Erection of a two storey side extension to create a two bedroom dwelling, including reconfiguration of the roof, new dormer windows, internal reconfiguration of the existing dwelling to incorporate a loft conversion and associated access and landscaping works. (Self-build)

    111 Douglas Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2UD

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  23. Decided24/01149/FL

    Single storey wrap around extension. Amended scheme to TM/22/00737/FL

    26 Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DJ

    Received 22 Jul 2024
  24. Decided24/01148/FL

    L shaped dormer loft conversion to rear of house and one rooflight to front

    12 Caistor Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UT

    Received 22 Jul 2024

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