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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
6,468Searchable applications
814Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,861 approved or refused records
314Refused applications

3,547 approved · 314 refused · 308 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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. Decided25/01447/TPOC

    1 x Horse Chestnut (In front garden circled black on the location plan) - Reduce back to most recent previous reduction points and lift to 6m above ground level removing lower trunk growth and ensuring that no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed, remove any deadwood. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.

    23 Ditton Place Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6SX

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  2. Unknown25/01448/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Change of use from Class E(g)(iii) (Light Industrial) to E(d) (Indoor sports and recreation)

    Larkfield Mill Bellingham Way Larkfield Aylesford Kent

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  3. Unknown25/01343/CNA

    Consultation by Tunbridge Wells BC - EIA Scoping Opinion: Proposed development of up to 520 residential dwellings, a local centre, sports provision, play space, together with associated drainage, landscaping and highways work. (Tunbridge Wells reference 25/01876/EIASCO)

    Sites Within Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Kent

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  4. Unknown25/01345/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: extension and conversion of loft space with dormer window to rear elevation and 2 velux roof lights to front roof slope.

    4 Uridge Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN10 3EB

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  5. Unknown25/01342/EASP

    Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Scoping Opinion in respect of the proposed construction of up to 350 homes together with land reserved for education and local commercial/community uses, access, landscaping and other works.

    Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Haysden Lane Tonbridge Kent

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  6. Decided25/01346/RD

    Details of Condition 6 (Verification report) pursuant to planning permission TM/24/00412/PA Installation of a new building to house UK Power Networks UKPN infrastructure to power equipment at South East Waters water treatment works site at Aylesford

    SEW Site Mill Hall Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  7. Unknown25/01339/TPOC

    1 x Horse Chestnut with significant root rot (standing in rear garden and shown in applicant and agents photos) - Fell. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    The Lodge Nizels Nizels Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8NU

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  8. Unknown25/01340/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: New front porch and conversion of garage to habitable room

    7 Walton Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4EE

    Received 12 Aug 2025
  9. Decided25/01334/TPOC

    1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 - growing in the woodland behind 6 Copsehill and overhanging garden shed/outbuilding) - Cut back branches touching the property (shed/outbuilding) to previous cut points. Standing in Group G4 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Land Parcel 1 Woodlea Leybourne West Malling Kent

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  10. Unknown25/01337/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Conversion of loft to habitable room incorporating a rear dormer and two rooflights in the front roofslope

    11 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  11. Decided25/01338/FL

    Realign existing driveway to increase width. Fencing to frontage and east side boundaries

    Lytlewood Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  12. Unknown25/01341/TPOC

    Proposed removal of trees standing in Woodland 1 of Tree Preservation Order (Identified on block plan and Arboricultural Impact Assessment) together with a scheme for new replacement planting, to facilitate widening of driveway.

    Lytlewood Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LR

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  13. Unknown25/01335/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: New garage

    3 Garden Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4FH

    Received 11 Aug 2025
  14. Unknown25/01171/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation & 2 No rooflight windows to front elevation

    8 Swanland Drive Tonbridge Kent TN9 2RA

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  15. Decided25/01173/AT

    Advertisement Consent (Retrospective): For 1 x post mounted advertising board

    Land At Junction Of Mereworth Road And Seven Mile Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  16. Decided25/01169/FL

    Demolition of existing flat roofed concrete blockwork workshop/store building and replacement with a new pitched roof workshop/store building.

    The Retreat Comp Lane Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PP

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  17. Unknown25/01166/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: loft conversion with rear dormer & 3no front rooflights

    18 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6QD

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  18. Decided25/01091/FL

    Proposed Front porch extension and single storey side/rear extension. Changes to fenestration, cladding, facias & soffits

    3 Evergreen Close Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5PY

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  19. Unknown25/01092/TNCA

    1 x Ash tree (suffering ADB disease) - Reduce height by 2.5m and shorten lateral branches by 1.5m as specified. 1 x Yew tree - Reduce the height by 2.5m, following the natural existing curve or the tree top.

    Roughetts Coldharbour Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JX

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  20. Decided25/01090/FL

    Single storey rear extension with internal alterations and associated landscaping

    141 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QD

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  21. Decided25/01089/FL

    Two storey side extension to create a new garage, additional bedrooms and new front entrance. Extension to existing front roof to create a larger first floor balcony

    Fox House Hadlow Stair Tonbridge Kent TN10 4HD

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  22. Unknown25/01088/TNCA

    1 x Poplar (applicant ref: T9) 50% in decline - Dismantle to near ground level. Mature trees consisting of Yew, Maple, Hawthorn and Holly (refs: G1, T3, T5, G6, and G7) sever and remove Ivy. 1 x Cedar (ref: T2) and 1 x Oak (ref: T8) Remove major dead wood and Ivy. 1 x Lime (situated in neighbouring Alms Houses, Captains Walk - ref: T4) Prune 1m. to clear telephone wires

    St Marys Church Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  23. Decided25/01086/LB

    Listed Building Application: Replacement of non-heritage fenestration installed during the conversion, the dismantling of existing poorly repaired chimney and rebuild with Heritage reclaimed old red bricks

    Blossom House 133B Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QD

    Received 25 Jun 2025
  24. Unknown25/01084/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extension of vehicle access and off road parking

    8 Frank Woolley Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4LE

    Received 25 Jun 2025

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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.

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