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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 dates6,821Searchable applications
854Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 4,078 approved or refused records
340Refused applications
3,738 approved · 340 refused · 326 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00446/FL
Erection of a summerhouse
Allens Oast 4B Old Road East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5ER
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00444/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: First floor roof dormer to south facing elevation
Woodlea 192 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QE
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00443/FL
Retrospective Application: Wooden carport on drive way at front of property
216 Birling Road Snodland Kent ME6 5ET
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00442/FL
Demolition of Agricultural Barn and Erection of 3 Dwellings with Associated Garaging, Storage and Access
Platt House Farm Land And Buildings Fairseat Lane Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00441/FL
Erection of 2 bungalows with associated parking and landscaping
239 London Road West Malling Kent ME19 5AD
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00440/FL
Proposed front and rear extensions and new outbuilding - Resubmission of approved application TM/23/03068/HHGarage roof alterations and other minor alterations
12 Roberts Road Snodland Kent ME6 5HN
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00438/LB
Listed Building Application: Replacement windows to upper floors of 1A and 3A Swan Street.
1A Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00437/FL
Proposed single storey rear extension and double storey side extension
162 Station Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7JL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00439/LB
Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement single storey side/rear extension
Paris House 133 The Rocks Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00436/FL
Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement single storey side/rear extension
Paris House 133 The Rocks Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00435/TPOC
1 x Wych Elm (T1 applicants plan and shown in photo attached to email dated 7th February 2025) - Reduce to 8M in height and 6M in spread. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
52 Harvest Ridge Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5LZ
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00434/FL
Proposed garage conversion with new fenestration and tiled sloping roof
17 Kipling Drive Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6UJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00433/FL
Section 73 Application to vary condition 2 (Plans list) of planning permission TM/23/00662/FL (Minor alterations in connection with the change of use permitted under application ref 22/02817/PDVMA along with a new rooftop extension to add two residential apartments) to allow for the addition of roof vents, smoke vents, airbricks, 3x windows on 3rd floor and PV panels on roof
Development Site First Second And Third Floors Bridge House 97-101 High Street Tonbridge Kent
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00431/FL
Demolition of the existing conservatory and rear extension. New replacement single-storey and two-storey rear extension, conversion of existing attached garage and erection of a car port
Peathams Woodgate Road Addington West Malling Kent ME19 5DJ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00429/FL
External alterations to create a single mono-pitched roof over existing rear extensions with roof lights above, changes to fenestration and other associated works
1 Quintain Villas The Green Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NL
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00430/FL
Extensions to garage comprising of a new pitched roof over existing to create a loft/bedroom with two front dormer windows, and 4 x roof lights accessed by a new habitable side extension of the garage linking to the main house.
14 Blenheim Road West Malling Kent ME19 4RB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00428/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extend Existing Drop Kerb
49 Stacey Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3AP
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Unknown24/00427/LDP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Widen access of the existing driveway, and relay some block paving / tarmac on a scrubland / grass border to widen the entrance to match the adjacent finishes
Bluebell Cottage Grange Road Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LD
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00422/FL
Installation of ground level solar panels in garden
The Oast House Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LH
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00420/FL
Change of use from A5 Hot food takeaway to Class E Tanning Salon business
7 Railway Approach Tonbridge Kent TN9 2RQ
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00418/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/23/00896/FL to reduce depth of the approved side extension
32 Golding Gardens East Peckham Tonbridge Kent TN12 5PB
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00733/FL
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of eight residential dwellings together with access, parking, drainage, landscaping, and associated works
Riding Farm Riding Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LN
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00734/LB
Listed Building Application: Remove existing hoarding and install new shop front to both the High Street and Church Lane frontages
151 - 153 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1DH
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00737/FL
Proposed removal of existing hoarding and install new shopfront to both the High Street and Church Lane frontages
151 - 153 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1DH
Received 9 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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