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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
6,425Searchable applications
804Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 3,842 approved or refused records
312Refused applications

3,530 approved · 312 refused · 303 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

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. Unknown25/01504/TPOC

    1 x dead Whitebeam (standing outside number 53 Walsham Road) - Fell as specified. Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order

    Highway Verges Adjacent To And Opposite 4 Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  2. Unknown25/01503/TPOC

    1 x dead Hornbeam (standing opposite number 7 Valley Rise) - Fell as specified. Standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order

    Valley Rise Chatham Kent

    Received 3 Sept 2025
  3. Decided25/01513/RD

    Details of Condition 3 (Roof tiles and weatherboarding) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01716/PA (Proposed demolition of existing Pole barn and erection of a detached 2 bay garage to Bells Farm house)

    Bells Farm 501 Bells Farm Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JR

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  4. Decided25/01512/LRD

    Details of Condition 3 (Roof tiles and weatherboarding) and 4 (Demolition details) submitted pursuant to Listed Building Consent TM/24/01717/PA (Listed Building Consent: Proposed demolition of existing Pole barn and erection of a detached 2 bay garage to Bells Farm house)

    Bells Farm 501 Bells Farm Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JR

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  5. Unknown25/01518/TNCA

    3 x Lime (shown as red, green and black dots on map), 2 x Hornbeam (blue and grey dots on map), 1 x Cherry (purple dot) and 1 x Beech (orange dot) Crown lift all trees to 3m above ground to allow sufficient clearance for grass maintenance.1 x Raywood Ash (red dot T8 on map) currently 8m in height - loss of bough has significantly weakened main leader. Reduction of whole crown by 30%.

    Cricket Ground School Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QD

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  6. Unknown25/01519/TNCA

    T1 (Applicants ref) Copper Beech on grass island opposite Keelers- crown lift lowers branches to clear highway to 2 meters above ground level

    Yopps Green Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  7. Unknown25/01517/TNCA

    T1- Remove 10 conifers (part of a maintained hedge) adjacent to property leaving stumps as low as possible. These Conifers are dead in places, and removal is required to help light to the property.

    Primrose Banks Church Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QB

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  8. Unknown25/01515/LDP

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey 6m x 4m outbuilding for use as a garden studio/home office

    South View Fen Pond Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9JF

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  9. Unknown25/01514/TPOC

    1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown by approx 30% all over. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Leavers Barn Maidstone Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JH

    Received 15 Sept 2025
  10. Decided25/01516/FL

    Alteration of access to existing waste tank to a top access with two raised access chambers (Retrospective)

    West Malling Taxis Station Approach West Malling Kent ME19 6HJ

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  11. Unknown25/01502/FL

    First floor side extension above existing garage (Resubmisssion of TM/25/00824/PA)

    27 Portman Park Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LW

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  12. Decided25/01511/FL

    Alterations to fenestration

    Trevalia Ridge Swanton Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JY

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  13. Decided25/01509/FL

    Erection of a summerhouse (Retrospective)

    Allens Oast 4B Old Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5ER

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  14. Decided25/01510/RD

    Details of condition 5 (Traffic Management Plan), submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00931/PA (Retrospective application for change of use of the site from B1 use, now E(g), to a mixed E(g) and B8 Storage use. Consent for 1.8m close board fence and gate to rear and 2no. storage containers)

    27 Quarry Hill Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8RQ

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  15. Decided25/01499/RD

    Details of Conditions 13 (Surface water drainage) and 14 (Foul drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/02007/FL (Erection of a two storey residential 4 bed dwelling along with parking, landscaping and associated works)

    Land Around Dark Hill Farm Borough Green Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent

    Received 12 Sept 2025
  16. Decided25/01501/FL

    Change of use from Class E(g) (i) (Office) to Class C3 (Residential) and conversion to two residential flats incorporating a first floor rear extension, installation of balcony and external staircase

    Technology House Mount Pleasant Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JG

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  17. Decided25/01500/FL

    Change of use from Class E(g) (i) (Office) to Class C3 (Residential) with alterations to fenestration and erection of boundary treatments

    Technology House Mount Pleasant Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9JG

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  18. Decided25/01496/FL

    Demolition of existing garage and single storey rear extension. Erection of two storey side and part one/ part two storey rear extension

    8 Platt House Lane Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LX

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  19. Decided25/01497/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/25/00737/PA to omit the rear dormer and replace with roof lights to front and rear plus additional roof light to the first floor side extension

    9 Mill Stream Place Tonbridge Kent TN9 1QJ

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  20. Unknown25/01498/TNCA

    T1 - Lime - Reduce crown back to previous points, approx 30%.T2 - Lime - Reduce crown by up to 50%.T3 - Lime - Raise crown to 3m.

    Conservation Area Ditton Court Close Ditton

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  21. Unknown25/01494/FL

    Proposed roof alterations incorporating hip to gable, new rear dormer and extension to existing chimney stack (Resubmission of 24/01543/PA)

    Elpatos Pilgrims Way Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EP

    Received 11 Sept 2025
  22. Unknown25/01486/TNCA

    1 x Ash (in Rear garden, south side of Love Lane - at location marked on applicants plan and in dangerous condition) - Remove. 1x Beech (standing adjacent to the Ash) - Minimal works to safely release entangled parts of the failing Ash.

    The Lodge 245 Tonbridge Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent

    Received 9 Sept 2025
  23. Decided25/01495/FL

    Two-storey side extension and associated internal and external works and rooflight to rear elevation

    Talbot Cottage 78 Old School Lane Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LP

    Received 10 Sept 2025
  24. Decided25/01493/NMA

    Non-Material Amendment to Planning permission TM/15/01880/FL Demolition of garage and single storey rear extensions. Construction of single storey rear extension, first floor side/rear extension, single storey extension to provide garage, loft conversion, raising roof ridge and rear dormer. To Reduce the garage extension, for better access to the garden

    33 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF

    Received 10 Sept 2025

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