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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
3,546 approved · 314 refused · 308 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
49 Quarry Bank Tonbridge Kent TN9 2QZ
Received 2 Jul 20256 Brick Gardens Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5GT
Received 30 Jun 2025The Grange Redwell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EE
Received 30 Jun 2025Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 30 Jun 2025242 Bull Lane Eccles Aylesford Kent ME20 7HF
Received 30 Jun 202513 Fen Meadow Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HT
Received 30 Jun 2025Dalarna 23 Hardwick Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LA
Received 30 Jun 2025Land Around Dark Hill Farm Borough Green Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent
Received 30 Jun 2025148 - 150 Mill Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BW
Received 27 Jun 2025148 - 150 Mill Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BW
Received 27 Jun 2025Barley Corner 12 Coldharbour Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JT
Received 27 Jun 2025Sevenacre Mill Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LU
Received 27 Jun 202525 Meadow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2SX
Received 27 Jun 202521 Marlow Copse Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9DR
Received 27 Jun 2025Yotes Court Farm Mereworth Road Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5JQ
Received 27 Jun 2025The Glade Yopps Green Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0PY
Received 27 Jun 2025Land Adjoining Ivers Basted Lane Crouch Sevenoaks Kent
Received 27 Jun 2025Garages Northeast Of Truro Walk Tonbridge Kent
Received 27 Jun 2025Keepers Lodge Common Road Chatham Kent ME5 9RJ
Received 26 Jun 2025Land South Of London Road And East Of Hermitage Lane Aylesford Kent
Received 26 Jun 2025The Judd School Brook Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2PN
Received 26 Jun 202560A Priory Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2AW
Received 25 Jun 202538 Ragstone Court Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6AJ
Received 3 Sept 2025Hollybush House 11 The Haydens Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NS
Received 3 Sept 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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