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Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 21/00506/FL Planning Permission

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 21/00506/FL

Application record

Reference
21/00506/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
23 Feb 2021
Validated
23 Feb 2021
Decided
26 Mar 2021
Ward
Medway
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN9 1RG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01873/DR3 Awaiting decision

    Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    Application to Vary Condition 7 (Slab level) of planning permission TM/26/00424/DR3 (Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre) to amend the wording of the condition to a general compliance condition

    Submitted 19 Oct 2026
  • 26/01877/RD Awaiting decision

    Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    Details of Condition 3 (Remediation Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/26/0424/DR3 (Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre)

    Submitted 6 Oct 2026
  • 26/01771/RD Awaiting decision

    Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    Details of condition 9 (external materials) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00424/DR3 (Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre)

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026
  • 26/01772/RD Granted

    Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    Details of condition 10 (surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00424/DR3 (Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre)

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026
  • 26/00424/DR3 Granted

    Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre

    Decided 24 Jul 2026 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 26 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  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 26 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.

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Nearby applications

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  • Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG

    26/00424/DR3 Submitted 11 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre

    Granted Other 246 docs
  • J Sainsbury Angel Lane Tonbridge Kent

    26/00061/AT Submitted 16 Jan 2026 150 yards away

    Advertisement Consent: 1.) Pedestrian Totem, 2.) Illuminated Store Totem, 3.) Primary welcome wall x2, 4.) Narrow welcome wall Lightbox, 5.) Illuminated Sainsbury's building signage x3, 6.) Illuminated Argos x 3, Habitat x 3 and Tu x 3 building Signage, 7.) ATM wall signage, 8.) ATM bus stop spec, 9.) Illuminated Argos, Habitat and Tu building signage. 10.) Welcome Wall side panel. (Part retrospective)

    Granted Advertising 14 docs
  • The River Centre Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    20/01722/EASC Submitted 7 Aug 2020 200 yards 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
  • Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    20/02554/FL Submitted 16 Nov 2020 200 yards away

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

    Refused Full applications 404 docs
  • Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent

    26/00979/FL Submitted 21 May 2026 200 yards away

    95% 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 120 docs
  • Whitefriars Wharf Tonbridge Kent

    19/01289/FL Submitted 3 Jun 2019 200 yards away

    Erection of new gates

    Granted Full applications 13 docs

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