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5 Castle Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BH

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 21/00162/PDVOR office to residential PD

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Prior Notification change of use from office Class B1 to residential Class C3 (Part 3 Class O): 2no two storey dwellinghouses. All habitable rooms have access to natural light from existing windows

As published by the council, reference 21/00162/PDVOR

Application record

Reference
21/00162/PDVOR
Type
office to residential PD
Status
Prior Approval Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Approved (PD)
Received
21 Jan 2021
Validated
21 Jan 2021
Decided
29 Mar 2021
Ward
Castle
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN9 1BH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/02118/FL Granted

    5 Castle Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BH

    Replacement of front elevation hanging tiles with white weatherboard cladding and re-render the ground floor facade

    Decided 22 Nov 2021 Full applications
  • 21/00163/PDVOR Granted

    5 Castle Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BH

    Prior Notification change of use from office Class B1 to residential Class C3 (Part 3 Class O): Conversion of existing B1 offices to create 2no self contained flats. All habitable rooms have windows and access to natural light

    Decided 29 Mar 2021 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jan 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 29 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved (PD)

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 29 March 2021, 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 5 Castle Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BH

    21/02118/FL Submitted 29 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Replacement of front elevation hanging tiles with white weatherboard cladding and re-render the ground floor facade

    Granted Full applications 13 docs
  • 5 Castle Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BH

    21/00163/PDVOR Submitted 21 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Prior Notification change of use from office Class B1 to residential Class C3 (Part 3 Class O): Conversion of existing B1 offices to create 2no self contained flats. All habitable rooms have windows and access to natural light

    Granted Outline New dwelling Windows or glazing 10 docs
  • 138 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1AX

    21/00919/LDP Submitted 29 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Change of use from A1 to A1+C3. Upper storeys to be converted to create 2no self contained flats. Alterations will comprise of an internal refurbishment to the property

    Decided Lawful development New dwelling 7 docs
  • 136 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BB

    21/01482/LB Submitted 24 May 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Application: Internal alterations to convert existing first and second floors from retail to a one bedroom first floor flat and two bedroom second floor flat

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs
  • 140 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BB

    19/02112/LRD Submitted 6 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Details of condition 2 (tiles) submitted pursuant to Listed Building Consent TM/19/01085/LB (Listed Building Application: Repair works to shop front. To include replacement of stone panels and metal grille to match original shop frontage)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 4 docs
  • 136 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BB

    21/00094/LDP Submitted 14 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Change of use from A1 to A1 and C3. Upper storeys to be converted to create 2no self contained flats. Alterations will comprise of an internal refurbishment to the property

    Decided Lawful development New dwelling 8 docs

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    28 Aug 2026 Outline
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    84 Barden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UB

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Change of use from offices (Class E) to 2 residential flats (Class C3)

    28 Aug 2026 Outline
  • 26/01579/RD Awaiting decision

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    Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Outline
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    Received 19 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Outline