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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 dates6,712Searchable applications
846Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,005 approved or refused records
327Refused applications
3,678 approved · 327 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided24/01113/FL
Alterations to existing garage to include increase in height of roof, installation of a flat rooflight and new doors.
14 Framley Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4HS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01111/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension and loft conversion with insertion of roof windows
20 Ashfield Close Snodland Kent ME6 5FN
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01112/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Kerb on School Lane to be dropped where it meets the north boundary of the site and for the drop to consist of the west half of the north boundary
228 High Street Wouldham Rochester Kent ME1 3UD
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01110/FL
Single-storey rear extension
99 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RD
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01108/TPOC
T1 (Applicants ref.) - Ash - Crown reduce to previous pruning points (approx. 4m). This tree has not been pruned for several years and therefore has large re-growth. Small branches are also starting to split off. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
189 Birling Road Snodland Kent ME6 5ET
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01109/FL
Extension of plant area to the rear of the existing store and installation of new plant
Unit 1 2 Hermitage Lane Aylesford Kent ME20 7PT
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01107/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop kerb along entire front of the property
3 Cooper Road Snodland Kent ME6 5JH
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01106/TNCA
1 x Cherry (T1 applicant reference - adjacent to Old school hall Hadlow) Reduce height and longer extended laterals by 3.5M. Prune remaining crown to balance. Prune to clear roof by 1M removing secondary branches only.
Hadlow Old School School Lane Hadlow Tonbridge Kent
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01105/RD
Details of conditions 4 (hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment), 6 (cycle storage), 7 (external lighting) and 8 (ecological biodiversity enhancement strategy) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/00073/FL (Conversion of gamekeepers storage barn used to store pheasant shoot apparatus and equipment into five dwellings with associated external works and parking facilities)
Barn West Of Ambleside Reeds Lane Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01104/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/23/01737/FL to move the front dormer window, to centre above the entrance, and add two velux window either side of the dormer
Trogmarsh Leigh Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AH
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01103/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: 3m dropped kerb and new hardstanding to facilitate off road parking
12 Church Walk East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AG
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01114/FL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new building and alterations to Site layout including new service area, car parking and associated physical works
Development Site At Vanguard House 3 And Part Of Units 3A And 3B, Mills Road, Quarry Wood Industrial Estate, Aylesford
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01102/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extend dropped kerb
2 Woodview Crescent Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HD
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01101/FL
Proposed ground floor rear extension
47 Lambourne Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4FN
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01096/FL
Proposed ground floor extensions and internal alterations
2 Postern Bridge Cottages Postern Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0QX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01100/FL
Proposed loft conversion incorporating rear flat roof dormer and 2 no. front rooflights
18 Sycamore Drive Aylesford Kent ME20 7LD
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01115/FL
Temporary change of use of land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture, dog play paddock and walking field (sui generis).
Land East Of Wrotham Transmitting Station, London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01099/FL
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump
63 Hilden Park Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9BW
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01097/NMA
Non- Material Amendment to planning permission TM/22/00134/FL (Demolition of existing bungalow and ancillary structures, upgrading and widening of existing estate access road along with associated amendments to boundary wall, erection of two new 2 storey dwellings (Use Class C3), car ports, landscaping and associated hardstanding) to allow widening of the access road from New Road onto Chapel Street to ensure a better exit/entry for vehicles
Gate Lodge Cottage 2 New Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DD
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01098/FL
Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01093/RD
Details of condition 5 (Landscaping) Submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/22/01633/FL (Construction of a sandschool and all associated engineering operations)
Land Rear Of Berkeley Roughetts Road Ryarsh West Malling Kent
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01086/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extend dropped kerb, widen access and off-road parking
12 Sandown Road West Malling Kent ME19 6NS
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01092/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Outbuilding/home office in rear garden
35 Maidstone Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8BQ
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Unknown24/01094/TPOC
Quercus ilex 3007 & 3008 -Crown reduction 30%, Reduce height to 10m and reshape to provide clearance to property. Trees to the rear of 8 and 10 Barge Walk standing in group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.
Barge Walk Wouldham Rochester Kent
Received 10 Jul 2024
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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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