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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.
3,558 approved · 315 refused · 314 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sevenacre Mill Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LU
Received 22 Apr 2025St Michaels Cottage The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QF
Received 22 Apr 202510 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BN
Received 22 Apr 202518 Whimbrel Green Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LH
Received 22 Apr 2025Unit 1A Bellingham Way Panattoni Park Aylesford Kent ME20 7WT
Received 17 Apr 202527 The Cherry Orchard Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0HU
Received 17 Apr 2025Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT
Received 17 Apr 2025Farm Cottage Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LN
Received 17 Apr 2025Farm Cottage Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LN
Received 17 Apr 20254 Francis Cottages London Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8NQ
Received 17 Apr 20254 Francis Cottages London Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8NQ
Received 17 Apr 202552 Elmshurst Gardens Tonbridge Kent TN10 3QU
Received 17 Apr 2025Burham Hill Farm Common Road Chatham Kent ME5 9RJ
Received 17 Apr 2025106 Clare Lane East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JB
Received 16 Apr 2025Land South Of Hermitage Court Hermitage Lane Aylesford Kent
Received 16 Apr 20259 Eastfield Gardens Tonbridge Kent TN10 4NB
Received 16 Apr 20258 Chippendale Close Chatham Kent ME5 9EF
Received 15 Apr 2025Three Post Boys High Street Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7AA
Received 9 Apr 2025Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent
Received 14 Apr 202563 Brookmead Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9EZ
Received 14 Apr 2025Rose Cottage Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8NB
Received 14 Apr 2025Lower Beck 18 Mill Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PE
Received 14 Apr 20259 Diana Walk Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4EN
Received 14 Apr 2025Land Part Of Manor Farm Lower Haysden Lane Tonbridge Kent
Received 14 Apr 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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