21/00247/LDP

1. 29 Jan 2021

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 1 Feb 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Mar 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 21/00655/TPOC Granted

  36 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6QD

  Re-pollard to approx. 5m line of trees behind property numbers 36,37,38,57,58,59 Chatfield Way

  8 Mar 2021 39m away Trees
• 21/00850/TPOC Granted

  9 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6QD

  Alder Trees x5 - to reduce the height (not the width and screening that they provide) by approx 50 cm (0.5 meters)

  23 Mar 2021 98m away Trees
• 21/00252/FL Granted

  17 Chatfield Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6QD

  Convert existing garage into play room, demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear extension

  1 Feb 2021 99m away Full applications
• 21/00792/RD Granted

  675 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DF

  Details of condition 15 (traffic orders and parking restrictions) pursuant to planning permission TM/19/02841/FL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of Class A1 foodstore with associated parking, landscaping and access works and installation of pedestrian crossing on London Road)

  18 Mar 2021 130m away Outline
• 21/00283/AT Granted

  675 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DF

  Lidl flagpole sign 1x 6m; 1x Lidl store fascia sign (canopy mounted); 1x Lidl store buddle sign (wall mounted),3 x large wall mounted billboards, 1 x small wall mounted billboard; and 1x freestanding poster display unit

  3 Feb 2021 132m away Advertising
• 21/01569/FL Withdrawn

  675 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DF

  Section 73 Application: Variation of condition 9 of TM/19/02841/FL (A1 foodstore) to extend trading hours by one hour earlier in the morning, allowing the store to open at 7:00am instead of 8:00am. It also seeks treatment of trading hours on bank holidays to reflect those of non-bank holiday

  3 Jun 2021 141m away Full applications

• 26/00916/LDP Decided

  10 Canterbury Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN10 4QP

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 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

  28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00292/LDP Refused

  196 Bishops Oak Ride Tonbridge Kent TN10 3PF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop kerb and means of access to a highway

  19 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01034/LDP Decided

  8 Copsehill Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5QR

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00852/LDP Decided

  18 Simpson Road Snodland Kent ME6 5QF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension

  7 May 2026 Lawful development