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Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 20/02554/FL Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of a building of 8 to 16 storeys comprising 183 x residential units. Associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works

As published by the council, reference 20/02554/FL

Application record

Reference
20/02554/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refuse
Received
16 Nov 2020
Validated
16 Nov 2020
Decided
25 Oct 2021
Ward
Medway
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00979/FL Awaiting decision

    Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    Redevelopment of the former car park with a 7 to 9 storey building comprising of 118 residential units, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and facilities, roof terrace and landscape and biodiversity enhancements

    Submitted 21 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Nov 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 25 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

404 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

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  • Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    26/00979/FL Submitted 21 May 2026 14m away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

    Redevelopment of the former car park with a 7 to 9 storey building comprising of 118 residential units, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and facilities, roof terrace and landscape and biodiversity enhancements

    Awaiting decision Full applications 117 docs
  • The River Centre Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    20/01722/EASC Submitted 7 Aug 2020 41m away

    Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011: Redevelopment of River Centre car park to provide a residential led scheme

    Decided Outline 3 docs
  • Ashbys Point Walters Farm Road Tonbridge Kent

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    21/00506/FL Submitted 23 Feb 2021 173m away

    Change of use from car parking to Saturday's Traders Market

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