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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 dates6,782Searchable applications
851Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,051 approved or refused records
332Refused applications
3,719 approved · 332 refused · 326 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Jan 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Local planPre-application advice Pre-application planning adviceConservation areas Protected trees, listed buildings and conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.applications@tmbc.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiries01732876230Council source
- General council enquiries01732844522Council source
- General council enquiriesplanning.enforcement@tmbc.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
Conservation areas60 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Decided24/00808/NMA
Non- Material Amendment to planning permission TM/22/00038 - modifications to external materials and modifications to windows at West (front) and East (rear) elevations
Bridge House Mill Lane Basted Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8PS
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00807/TPOC
1 x False Acacia (Robinia Pseudoacacia). Permission is sought to thin the profuse growth at the southern end of the limb by around 5% of the total Canopy, in order to reduce the weight bearing down on the limb and the cable, thus making the limb more secure in the medium and long-term standing at Front boundary T2 of Tree Preservation Order.
Court Lodge Church Walk East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AG
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00806/FL
Redevelopment of the builders yard and residential garden land associated with no.4 Orchard Drive to provide 3no. residential dwellings, including associated amenity, parking, landscaping, and other associated works.
S Smith And Sons Builders Yard 4 Orchard Drive Tonbridge Kent TN10 4LU
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00805/RD
Details of conditions 3 (foul and surface water drainage) , 4 (external materials) and 5 (hard and soft landscaping) submitted pursuant to planning appeal reference APP/H2265/W/22/3308696 for planning permission TM/22/00681/FL (Erection of single storey domestic dwelling and associated parking, including a new drop kerb)
Land Rear Of 7 And 9 Vale Rise Tonbridge Kent
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00804/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/20/00516/FL for the addition of a planning condition listing the approved drawings
The Cock Horse London Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8NH
Received 21 May 2024 - Decided24/00802/FL
Installation of a new sub-station and electrician's GRP enclosure to provide sufficient capacity for electric vehicle charging
Unit 1 Wood Close Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent ME20 7UB
Received 21 May 2024 - Unknown24/00801/TNCA
To fell a dead silver birch
South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ
Received 20 May 2024 - Decided24/00736/NMA
Non-Material Amendment to Reserved Matters consent ref. TM/23/01578/RM to allow for further design and layout changes to Unit 2.
Unit 2 Newsprint Avenue Panattoni Park Aylesford Kent ME20 7XH
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00732/FL
Partial conversion of detached double garage to gym and creation of first floor office with front and rear dormers
22 Alderwick Grove Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4GB
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00730/LB
Listed Building Application: Proposed demolition of existing Pole barn and erection of a detached garage to Bells Farm House
Bells Farm 501 Bells Farm Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JR
Received 9 May 2024 - Unknown24/00725/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb access and a block paved driveway the full width of current front garden
7 Swallow Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6JX
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00722/FL
Demolish existing conservatory, detached garage and bomb shelter. Proposed single storey wrap around extension to rear and side, flat roof with two roof lanterns. Proposed detached garage in new location. Extension of existing patio area
65 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00724/FL
Section 73 application to Vary Condition 14 (Plans list) of planning permission TM/23/00648/FL (Section 73 application to Vary Condition 1 (Plans List) of planning permission TM/23/00114/NMA (Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/21/01490/FL to add a plans list condition) (Redevelopment of existing commercial nursery and garden centre with 4 detached residential units with garaging facility and, associated works, including vehicular access.) To allow revisions to the rear, extensions garage, front porch and roof of plot 2) for changes to house designs to suit self builders requirements
Former Cromar Nursery 39 Livesey Street Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5BQ
Received 8 May 2024 - Decided24/00723/FL
New porch in place of the existing
27 Nutfields Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EA
Received 8 May 2024 - Unknown24/00721/LDE
Lawful Development Certificate Existing: for the change of use of land for the siting of a static caravan for human habitation and land used inconjunction with that human habitation, creating a caravan site as defined in the Caravan Sites Act 1968 Section 1(4)
Land At Crouch Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00717/FL
Single storey side and rear extension with vaulted ceiling to increase kitchen dining area and create new utility with W.C.
31 Minters Orchard Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8JQ
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00719/FL
Single storey side and rear extension incorporating extension to existing garage
12 Waterloo Walk Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4QS
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00718/TNCA
2 false acacias shown as T1 & T2 stand at 12m high, within the rear garden & along the rear (west) boundary. The intent is to dismantle and remove both.
18 Town Hill West Malling Kent ME19 6QN
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00716/FL
Modification and change-of-use of 91 and 91A Barden Road, an end-of-terrace property containing 1 x retail unit, 1 x residential apartment into 2 x residential maisonettes, ground floor rear extension, rear dormer, skylight windows to front roof slope, installation of 2 x heat pumps, associated alterations and landscaping.
91 Barden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UN
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00720/FL
Proposed minor improvements and alterations to existing factory/warehouse building to include, increased building height, replacement roof, new PV panels, replacement rainwater goods and replacement external wall cladding
Royal British Legion Industries Hall Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7NX
Received 7 May 2024 - Decided24/00715/RD
Details of condition 24 (external lighting scheme) relating to and inclusive of Phase 1 plots 45-243, submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/23/00289/OAEA (Section 73 minor material amendment application to vary condition 7 of planning approval: TM/22/01863/FL (Section 73 minor material amendment application to vary condition 08 of approved outline permission TM/17/01595/OAEA for alterations to the proposed design of Poppyfields roundabout)
Land South Of London Road And East Of Hermitage Lane Aylesford Kent
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00714/TNCA
T1 (Applicants ref)- Fraxinus excelsior (Common ash) Remove major deadwood and broken / suspended branches throughout crown and Carry out crown lift of low hanging branches over churchyard to approx. 5m above ground level to a neat and even level to allow easier grass mowing operations and to improve appearance. Heavily covered in ivy hindering full condition and structural assessment, with early signs and symptoms of ash dieback
Church Of St Peter And Paul Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00713/LB
Listed Building Application: Proposed removal of existing catslide roof and erection of a single storey rear extension to existing kitchen/diner
The Roses Dunks Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9RU
Received 7 May 2024 - Unknown24/00712/FL
Proposed removal of existing catslide roof and erection of a single storey rear extension to existing kitchen/diner
The Roses Dunks Green Road Shipbourne Tonbridge Kent TN11 9RU
Received 7 May 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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