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Tonbridge and Malling planning applications
2,902 applications. 95% approved. 68 days to decide.
As of July 2026, PlanIndex holds 2,902 planning applications from Tonbridge and Malling. 218 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 95% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
Latest applications
Data to July 2026
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26/01427/TPOC Decided
6 Staleys Acre Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8GT
1 x twin-stemmed False Acacia with recently failed stem and basal decay - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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26/01426/TPOC Decided
Bank Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
Trees standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order - Root pruning necessary to enable repair of leak (excavation along part of red line annotation on submitted plan in highway/highway Verge opposite Oakhurst Farm House, Bank Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11
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26/01422/TNCA Awaiting decision
Hillview Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LZ
T1 (Applicants ref) - False Acacia - Reduce crown by 30%.- To allow more light on property and patio
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26/01421/FL Awaiting decision
Waitrose Ltd Fortune Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4QJ
Proposed installation of new plant units at Ground floor level in the existing service yard area, 3 no. new louvres and 2 no. new extract fans on the Southwest & Northwest elevations
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26/01419/LRD Awaiting decision
115 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2NU
Details of Conditions 3 (External materials) and 4 (Glazing cross sections) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00120/LB (Listed Building Application: Replacement of glazed link roof with slate and rooflight and infill side window, replacement of folding doors with French doors and replacement of existing rear elevation door to window)
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26/01417/LDP Awaiting decision
1 View Cottages Long Mill Lane Dunks Green Tonbridge Kent TN11 9SD
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop kerb and hardstanding
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26/01415/CNA Awaiting decision
Land Adjoining Terence Butler Avenue Off Anthony's Way Medway City Estate Rochester
Consultation by Medway Council (MC/26/1399): Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow a minor material amendment to planning permission MC/23/0763 to redesign the building from two storey to a single storey. Footprint and site layout are unchanged
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26/01407/RD Awaiting decision
White Cottage Farm Ismays Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NX
Details of Informative 1 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00954/FL (Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Plans list) of planning permission 25/02056/FL (Demolition of existing barn, and the construction of two detached dwelling houses) to revise the approved design, principally in respect of Plot 2, but also including alterations to Plot 1, so that the dwelling mirrors the design approach approved for Plot 2)
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26/01403/FL Awaiting decision
Land South West Of Fre Mel Farm Comp Lane Offham West Malling Kent
Removal of existing storage containers and erection of a vehicle parts storage building with associated office and training/meeting room
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26/01408/TPOC Awaiting decision
27 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
Ash tree- Coppice (Lower boughs cutting back). Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order
Recent decisions
Data to July 2026
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26/01438/TNCA Decided
Old Parsonage Court West Malling Kent
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 - 70% dead and adjacent to garage) - Remove.
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26/00916/LDP Decided
10 Canterbury Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN10 4QP
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb
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26/01065/FL Granted
The Old Vicarage 126 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NE
Demolish existing conservatory and part side walls of later additions, to form New Orangery including Conversion of existing garage to Artists studio
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26/01066/LB Granted
The Old Vicarage 126 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NE
Listed building application: Demolish existing conservatory and part side walls of later additions to form New Orangery including Conversion of existing garage to Artists studio
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26/01426/TPOC Decided
Bank Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
Trees standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order - Root pruning necessary to enable repair of leak (excavation along part of red line annotation on submitted plan in highway/highway Verge opposite Oakhurst Farm House, Bank Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11
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26/01427/TPOC Decided
6 Staleys Acre Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8GT
1 x twin-stemmed False Acacia with recently failed stem and basal decay - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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25/01917/OA Granted
Upper Brooms Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9ED
Outline Application: All matter reserved except for access (Erection of 1x detached dwelling (Self build))
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26/00526/FL Refused
Land West Of Oakfield Wrotham Hill Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent
Erection of a single storey dwelling (Self Build)
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26/00839/FL Granted
33 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
Proposed single storey front extension and changes to roof and fenestrations of existing conservatory including new rooflights
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26/00925/FL Granted
Oldbury House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
Remove rear door and install new uPVC double doors, lower existing patio, remove existing chimney, and remove existing porch
The full record
Decisions between 2003 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 2,351 decisions from Tonbridge and Malling between 2003 and 2026, part of 2,902 applications on record. Over that period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 1,722 granted against 204 refused. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,838 applications recorded.
The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.
From the archive
Earliest records shown in full
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03/01600/FL Granted
40 Sevenoaks Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8AY
Detached garage in rear garden
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03/01608/FL Refused
198 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PH
Two storey side extension
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03/01574/FL Granted
14 George Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 2SE
Front dormer
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20/02795/NMA Granted
10 Churchfields West Malling Kent ME19 6RJ
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/20/00300/FL: The loftroom is now to be a shower room not a bedroom, the bedroom will remain on the 1st floor in its original position
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20/02786/AGN Granted
Kentfield Farm Tower Hill Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NH
Prior Agricultural Notification: New replacement workshop for the 1950s original which is now leaking
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20/02796/NMA Granted
Site Of Cobden The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QH
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/20/01877/FL: Approx 0.5m extension of proposed roof & provision of support posts to form covered log-store
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20/02789/TNCA Granted
Grove House Mill Lane Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PJ
Reduce each of the following trees (A)Horse Chestnut, (B) Sycamore, (C) Alder, (D) Ash and (E) Weeping Willow to the original level to which they were last pollarded
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20/02973/NMA Granted
193 Rochester Road Burham Rochester Kent ME1 3SE
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/20/00786/FL: Add inward opening door to extension wall at rear point of entry
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20/02852/FL Withdrawn
64 The Ridgeway Tonbridge Kent TN10 4NL
Single storey rear extension abutting existing rear extension plus internal rearrangement and first floor side extension over garage conversion plus internal rearrangement
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20/02874/NMA Granted
Fir Bank Coach Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0PE
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/20/01747/FL: West elevation, first floor from 1 swing door and 1 fixed window to 1 set of sliding doors in dining room, change from 1 openable window to 1 swing door in kitchen with slight increase in glazing area. North elevation, ground floor addition of clerestorey window in entrance hall facing enclosed window, addition of window to stug room facing enclosed yard and alteration to positions and dimensions of utility room and increase in glazing area. North elevation, first floor removal of clerestorey window in kitchen, change position and dimensions of window in sewing room with reduction in glazing area. East elevation ground floor slight change in position of entrance door and fixed window to entrance hall. East elevation, first floor removal of window to dressing room and alteration to dimensions of window to en-suite with reduction in glazing area
Decision speed
12 months to July 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 94 43%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 49 22%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 75 34%
Common questions
How many planning applications does Tonbridge and Malling decide?
In the 12 months to July 2026, Tonbridge and Malling decided 218 planning applications. 95% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
How long does a planning decision take in Tonbridge and Malling?
The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 68 days over the 12 months to July 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many Tonbridge and Malling decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 218 decisions in the 12 months to July 2026 where both dates are published, 43% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 66% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has Tonbridge and Malling decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 2351 decisions from Tonbridge and Malling between 2003 and 2026, out of 2,902 applications on record. Across that whole period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.
When is planning activity busiest in Tonbridge and Malling?
June 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to July 2026, with 151 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.
How do I find a planning application by its reference number?
Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.
Cite these figures
Tonbridge and Malling: 2,902 planning applications on record as of July 2026. Trailing 12 months: 218 decided, 95% approved, median 68 days to a decision. 711 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 2,351 in total, 89% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.