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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.
3,589 approved · 317 refused · 317 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
251A New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6PU
Received 24 Dec 2024Gate Lodge Cottage 2 New Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DD
Received 24 Dec 2024Development Site South Of Brampton Field Between Bradbourne Lane And Kiln Barn Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 24 Dec 202419 Bickmore Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1ND
Received 24 Dec 2024Land North Of Lodge Farmhouse High Street Aylesford Kent
Received 23 Dec 2024237 London Road West Malling Kent ME19 5AD
Received 23 Dec 2024Hermitage Court Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME20 7PX
Received 23 Dec 2024Land East Of Wrotham Transmitting Station, London Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks
Received 23 Dec 202436 - 38 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QR
Received 23 Dec 202434 Hazelbourne Avenue Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8FN
Received 23 Dec 2024Land North Of 351 Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent
Received 23 Dec 202469 St Marys Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2LE
Received 23 Dec 2024Heavers House Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5JU
Received 23 Dec 2024Hofn Dene Park Shipbourne Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 9NS
Received 20 Dec 2024Development Site First Second And Third Floors Bridge House 97-101 High Street Tonbridge Kent
Received 20 Dec 2024Thriftwood Caravan And Camping Park Plaxdale Green Road Stansted Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7PB
Received 20 Dec 2024Unit 1B Tonbridge Retail Park Cannon Lane Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PN
Received 20 Dec 2024S Smith And Sons Builders Yard 4 Orchard Drive Tonbridge Kent TN10 4LU
Received 20 Dec 202425 Oaks Dene Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HN
Received 20 Dec 2024Land South Of Barming Station And East Of Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent
Received 20 Dec 2024Buildings At Trench Farm Coldharbour Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
Received 20 Dec 202437 Papion Grove Chatham Kent ME5 9BS
Received 20 Dec 202423 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2RN
Received 20 Dec 2024The Barn At 9 Pine View Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LA
Received 20 Dec 2024Records 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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