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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
6,668Searchable applications
843Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,971 approved or refused records
325Refused applications

3,646 approved · 325 refused · 319 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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. Decided24/01435/LB

    Listed Building Application: Installation of two internal air conditioning unit and two corresponding external units to be wall mounted

    Flat 3 The Old Power Station 26 The Slade Tonbridge Kent TN9 1HR

    Received 10 Sept 2024
  2. Decided24/01434/FL

    Installation of two internal air conditioning units and two corresponding external units to be wall mounted

    Flat 3 The Old Power Station 26 The Slade Tonbridge Kent TN9 1HR

    Received 10 Sept 2024
  3. Decided24/01432/TPOC

    1 x London plane (very close to neighbouring garden) - Remove one low limb as specified in agents annotated photo. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

    78 Mount Pleasant Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JJ

    Received 10 Sept 2024
  4. Unknown24/01425/TNCA

    1 x Larch (applicants ref. 1) - Reduce length of specified branch by 3m, 8 x Ash and 1 x Pine (applicants ref. 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 17) - Fell(1 x split fallen Poplar, 2 x dead Ash, 1 x dead Elder and 1 x unknown suspected dead Ivy clad tree (applicants ref. 2, 13, 15 and 16) - Fell, Ash trees surrounding the 3 x Ash applicants ref. 3, 4 and 5 and 1 X Ash (applicants ref. 9) - Remove deadwood only, 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. 7) - Remove snapped hung up branch only, Sever and remove Ivy from roadside group (applicants ref. G8) and 1 x Twin stem Oak (applicants ref. 18) - Remove dead stem only)

    Manor Park Country Park St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

    Received 4 Sept 2024
  5. Unknown24/01424/TNCA

    1 x Norway Maple. Remove it to ground level. This tree has declined rapidly and is almost completely dead. 5 x lime trees. Re-pollard these back to the knuckles and remove deadwood. 1 x Ash tree. Remove deadwood and assess for disease and risk of further deterioration

    Providence Cottage Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  6. Decided24/01431/RM

    Reserved Matters details of the appearance of the development, the landscaping of the site, and the scale of the development submitted pursuant to outline application TM/20/02675/OA (Outline Application: Proposed residential development of 5 detached dwellings) and discharge of conditions 1 (appearance details), 7 (Ev charging provision), 8 (finished floor levels), 9 (refuse details), 10i (Archaeology), condition 11 (Archaeology), 12 (Contamination), 15 (Landscaping) and 16 (drainage)

    Munsukh House 3 Orwell Spike West Malling Kent ME19 4PB

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  7. Registered24/01430/FL

    Erection of stables and a sand school

    Little Rhoden Farm Land Bells Farm Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  8. Unknown24/01429/FL

    Proposed installation of external plant equipment comprising of 5 x external condenser units

    Premier Inn London Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3AN

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  9. Decided24/01423/FL

    Proposed Single storey rear extension

    161 Beacon Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4FX

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  10. Decided24/01422/TPOC

    2 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T3 and T5) - Fell. 13 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1, T2, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14 and T15) - Remove epicormic growth from the stem of the trees, crown lift lower branches to 4 to 5 metres to suitable growth and prune to give approximately 1.5m clearance from the adjacent phone wire/cable as specified. All standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    High Barn High Barn Farm Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JR

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  11. Decided24/01421/TPOC

    1 x Sycamore Tree. (T1 applicant reference) - Cut back to previous cut back points (20-25% reduction). Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    14 Court Meadow Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7DP

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  12. Unknown24/01420/TNCA

    Applicants ref T1 Leylandii on waste ground, dismantle to ground level

    Bridge House 31 Police Station Road West Malling Kent ME19 6LL

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  13. Unknown24/01428/TPOC

    1 x Robinia (fallen into neighbouring garden at 30 Springfield Road) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order

    32 Springfield Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6JE

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  14. Unknown24/01426/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/24/00361/PA to allow a sloping roof Instead of a flat roof behind a parapet wall (height 2.95m) from existing wall with an apex of 3.2m and a height of 2.3m of the front aspect of the extension.

    4 Stocks Green Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9AD

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  15. Decided24/01427/FL

    Conversion and change of use of existing annex building into an independent, detached dwellinghouse together with the associated physical separation works from 'Bluebells' and the replacement of existing table top style flat roof with a new traditionally styled pitched roof.

    Bluebells Manor Farm Easterfields East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BE

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  16. Unknown24/01406/TNCA

    1 x Ash (On the Welldon/Smythe House Boundary but in the Smythe House Garden. 45 London Road TN10 3AD), 1 x Ash (On the Welldon/Smythe House Boundary but in the Welldon Garden. 49 London Road TN10 3AD. Almost on North path.) and 1 x Ash (Big Ash on the North Path by School House. Closest House is School House 53 London Road TN10 3AD) - Removal of deadwood and the minimum amount of work urgently necessary to remove an immediate risk of serious harm only

    Playing Fields Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP

    Received 30 Aug 2024
  17. Decided24/01419/FL

    Removal of existing rear conservatory and replace with a new single storey extension

    133 Birling Road Snodland Kent ME6 5ES

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  18. Decided24/01418/TPOC

    1 x Pine tree (applicants ref. 1) - Remove deadwood and reduce the weight of the branch tips on the south side of the trunk, which is towards the house, by 20-30%. This is the side with the greater weight, where branch tips are now almost above the house. The trunk already leans southwards. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Providence Cottage Upper Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9PL

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  19. Unknown24/01417/FL

    Retrospective application for new entrance and boundary treatments

    Burham Hill Farm Common Road Chatham Kent ME5 9RJ

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  20. Unknown24/01414/TNCA

    Clear fell and remove dead silver birch tree 12 metres high (1 on plan).Reduce 6 metre high Italian cypress by 40% (2 on plan)

    6 Dry Hill Park Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BH

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  21. Decided24/01413/TPOC

    Beech (T1) - reduce height from 14m to 12m and radial spread from 8m (at widest point) to 5.5m. Thin canopy by 10%. Reasons for work: Excessive shading. Alleviate encroachment towards neighbouring garage. Removal of deadwood stubs in upper canopy. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    184A Robin Hood Lane Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9LA

    Received 9 Sept 2024
  22. Decided24/01416/FL

    Rear dormer loft conversion, including 3 rooflights to front elevation

    28 Estridge Way Tonbridge Kent TN10 4JT

    Received 6 Sept 2024
  23. Unknown24/01415/RMMAJ

    Reserved Matters Application for 100 homes, including associated open space, landscaping, earthworks, drainage and infrastructure pursuant to Planning Permission TM/20/01218/OA (Outline Application: all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 118 dwellings, together with associated works for access, open space, infrastructure, earthworks, surface water drainage systems and landscaping)

    Land Adjacent Ditton Common North Of Rede Wood Road Oakapple Lane Barming Kent

    Received 6 Sept 2024
  24. Decided24/01412/NMA

    Non Material Amendment to TM/23/03204/FLMAJ for the installation of roof coverings to two existing fire escape stairs at the northern end of the apartment building.

    Oakhill House 130 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9DZ

    Received 6 Sept 2024

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