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Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 21/01278/FL Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works

As published by the council, reference 21/01278/FL

Application record

Reference
21/01278/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
5 May 2021
Validated
5 May 2021
Decided
18 Aug 2021
Ward
Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
Parish
Ightham
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
TN15 0NT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 15 applications since 2019: 14 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/00867/TNCA Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    T1 large mature Yew in small copse of trees over storage tanks, leaning towards road - prune back overhang over road by approx 2-3m to help alleviate weight bias towards road. T2 additional Yew approx 12m south east of T1 - prune to reduce overhang over road by approx 1-2m to give clearance to road for vehicles.

    Decided 16 Jun 2026 Trees
  • 26/00083/TNCA Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    1 x Ash (applicant ref T1) - Fell in sections to near ground level

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 23/00864/RD Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Details of conditions 7 (archaeological field evaluation works) and 17 (scheme of bio diversity gain) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01278/FL (Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works)

    Decided 17 May 2023 Outline
  • 23/00366/RD Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Details of conditions 2 (phasing), 3 (hard and soft landscaping), 4 (construction management plan), 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 8 (ground excavation), 10 (external lighting), and 11 (car park management) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01278/FL (Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works)

    Decided 17 May 2023 Outline
  • 22/01979/TNCA Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    1 x Ash (applicants ref. T35) Lift to 5m over road, 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T36) Dismantle as specified. Coppice Hazel on east side of Ash (applicants ref. T36) between the tree and the driveway to allow machinery access

    Decided 21 Oct 2022 Trees
  • 22/01976/TNCA Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Applicants reference: Point 7. 1 x roadside Ash 80% dieback, plus approx 6 large Additional Ash trees along Field boundary. Dismantle in sections to near ground level. Transport timber to Mote farm Applicants reference: Point 11, 1 x very large, mature Ash overhanging footpath and BT lines. 60% dieback Dismantle in sections to near ground level using mechanical grapple saw

    Decided 21 Oct 2022 Trees
  • 22/01980/TNCA Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    1 x Sweet Chestnut, 1 x Lime and line of pollarded Beech (applicants ref. TSM T1, TSM T3 and TSM 3) - Dismantle/remove as specified; 1 x Hornbeam (applicants ref. TSM T2) - Reduce overhang over Tearoom by approx. 1.5-2m, (carry out decay detection using sonic tomography); (1 x Pine (applicants ref. TSM 4 TSM 5 on applicant's plan) - Carry out climbing inspection and remove bramble in upper crown)

    Decided 21 Oct 2022 Trees
  • 22/01617/RD Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Details of condition 2 (archaeology) and condition 5 (ecology)) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/00076/FL (Change of use of land to the west of the Mansion and to the south of the Mote Cottages car park from paddock land to use by the estate gardeners with the construction of glasshouses, hardstanding area and vehicular access drive on the land to provide replacement facilities following the removal and relocation of the existing Gardeners' Compound. Full planning permission for the use of the existing Gardeners' Compound as a picnic lawn)

    Decided 22 Nov 2022 Outline
  • 21/02233/LB Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Listed Building Application: Repair and conservation of existing southwest gates and side screens to bridleway and install new gate to southwest gardens Ightham Mote

    Decided 8 Nov 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 21/01279/LB Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Listed Building Application: construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works

    Decided 18 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 18 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Approved.

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 23/00864/RD Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Details of conditions 7 (archaeological field evaluation works) and 17 (scheme of bio diversity gain) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01278/FL (Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works)

    Decided 17 May 2023 Outline
  • 23/00366/RD Granted

    Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    Details of conditions 2 (phasing), 3 (hard and soft landscaping), 4 (construction management plan), 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 8 (ground excavation), 10 (external lighting), and 11 (car park management) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01278/FL (Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works)

    Decided 17 May 2023 Outline

Documents

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

122 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 18 August 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    22/01980/TNCA Submitted 9 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    1 x Sweet Chestnut, 1 x Lime and line of pollarded Beech (applicants ref. TSM T1, TSM T3 and TSM 3) - Dismantle/remove as specified; 1 x Hornbeam (applicants ref. TSM T2) - Reduce overhang over Tearoom by approx. 1.5-2m, (carry out decay detection using sonic tomography); (1 x Pine (applicants ref. TSM 4 TSM 5 on applicant's plan) - Carry out climbing inspection and remove bramble in upper crown)

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    23/00366/RD Submitted 20 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Details of conditions 2 (phasing), 3 (hard and soft landscaping), 4 (construction management plan), 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 8 (ground excavation), 10 (external lighting), and 11 (car park management) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01278/FL (Construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works)

    Granted Outline 71 docs
  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    21/01279/LB Submitted 5 May 2021 50 yards away

    Listed Building Application: construction of a relocated parking area in the lower section of Mount Field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; removal of the temporary visitor reception building and the erection of a replacement visitor reception and shop building, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 97 docs
  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    22/01617/RD Submitted 21 Jul 2022 100 yards away

    Details of condition 2 (archaeology) and condition 5 (ecology)) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/00076/FL (Change of use of land to the west of the Mansion and to the south of the Mote Cottages car park from paddock land to use by the estate gardeners with the construction of glasshouses, hardstanding area and vehicular access drive on the land to provide replacement facilities following the removal and relocation of the existing Gardeners' Compound. Full planning permission for the use of the existing Gardeners' Compound as a picnic lawn)

    Granted Outline 12 docs
  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    20/00076/FL Submitted 14 Jan 2020 100 yards away

    Change of use of land to the west of the Mansion and to the south of the Mote Cottages car park from paddock land to use by the estate gardeners with the construction of glasshouses, hardstanding area and vehicular access drive on the land to provide replacement facilities following the removal and relocation of the existing Gardeners' Compound. Full planning permission for the use of the existing Gardeners' Compound as a picnic lawn

    Granted Full applications 28 docs
  • Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT

    19/02843/LB Submitted 3 Dec 2019 100 yards away

    Listed Building Application: construction of a relocated car park in the lower section of the field to the east of the Walled Garden and the existing parking area; the restoration of the North Drive, the removal of the temporary Visitor Reception building, the reinstatement of the Walled Garden and the erection of a replacement Visitor Reception and Shop, Glasshouse and Bothy within the restored Walled Garden together with associated landscaping and drainage works

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 102 docs

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