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4 Cottenham Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BZ

Decided Tonbridge and Malling 20/02628/LDP Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW

Works: Extension

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: extend the existing dropped kerb to allow for safer vehicle access and to allow for an additional parking space at the front of the building; works to include excavation of the pathway and lay 3 new dropped kerbs and 1 taper kerb with a levelled tarmac finish; extension and resurfacing of existing driveway to allow for an additional parking space and safer level access to building; installation of a drainage channel and soakaway at base of drive to stop water runoff from entering the property; we would also request the option of resurfacing the existing dropped kerb area to match the new finish and to minimise the hump from the road to the drive to prevent grounding of vehicles

As published by the council, reference 20/02628/LDP

Application record

Reference
20/02628/LDP
Type
Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
Status
Certifies
Decision
Certifies
Received
23 Nov 2020
Validated
23 Nov 2020
Decided
17 Dec 2020
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 20/02553/TNCA Granted

    4 Cottenham Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BZ

    T1 and T2 Silver Birch - reduce tree height to allow for more light, T3 Hawthorn - reduce tree height to allow for more light, T4 Silver Birch - reduce tree height to allow for more light and T5 Dead Tree - removal of dead tree on boundary

    Decided 16 Dec 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Nov 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 17 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Certifies

  3. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Tonbridge and Malling has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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