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Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 20/01675/FL Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 20/01675/FL

Application record

Reference
20/01675/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
4 Aug 2020
Validated
4 Aug 2020
Decided
3 Nov 2020
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/01994/RD Granted

    Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 4 (surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Decided 23 Sep 2021 Outline
  • 20/02963/RD Granted

    Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 9 (Site Investigation) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Decided 17 Feb 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 3 Nov 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 22/00710/RD Awaiting decision

    Land West Of NIAB EMS, East Malling Research Station New Road

    Details of condition 5 (Surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Submitted 29 Mar 2022 Outline
  • 21/01994/RD Granted

    Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 4 (surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Decided 23 Sep 2021 Outline
  • 20/02963/RD Granted

    Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 9 (Site Investigation) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Decided 17 Feb 2021 Outline

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

64 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 3 November 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    20/02963/RD Submitted 29 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    Details of condition 9 (Site Investigation) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Granted Outline 16 docs

  • Land West Of NIAB EMS, East Malling Research Station New Road

    22/00710/RD Submitted 29 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~24 May

    Details of condition 5 (Surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Awaiting decision Outline 8 docs

  • Land West Of NIAB EMS East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    21/01994/RD Submitted 16 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Details of condition 4 (surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01675/FL (Development of two new facilities buildings, four new replacement glasshouses and one new polytunnel, retention of four existing glasshouses and energy centre, new car park, associated infrastructure improvements and landscaping)

    Granted Outline 15 docs

  • Unit East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    20/00789/FL Submitted 15 Apr 2020 100 yards away

    Full planning permission for the demolition of four existing industrial lock-up garage buildings (Use Class B1) and the erection of a replacement industrial building (Use Class B1)

    Granted Full applications Demolition 11 docs

  • East Malling Trust East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    19/01945/TPOC Submitted 15 Aug 2019 150 yards away

    T36 Lawson Cypress and T38 two Leyland Cypress to fell to near ground level

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    26/00637/FL Submitted 8 Apr 2026 200 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jul

    Erection of office/lab building and extension of car park with associated access & landscaping

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 38 docs

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