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Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 21/01542/FL Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

As published by the council, reference 21/01542/FL

Application record

Reference
21/01542/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
1 Jun 2021
Validated
1 Jun 2021
Decided
20 Sep 2021
Ward
Castle
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN8 5AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 23/00360/AT Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Advertisement Consent for - Hoarding, Flags x 5 and Stack Boards x 3

    Decided 14 Apr 2023 Advertising
  • 22/02717/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 5 (Surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Jan 2023 Outline
  • 22/02400/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 3 (Demolition and Construction Management plan) Pursuant to planning application TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2023 Outline
  • 22/02379/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 4 (utilities) Pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2023 Outline
  • 22/00638/FL Withdrawn

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 20 Sep 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 20 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

9 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 25/01982/PA Granted

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping. Replacement plans to the approved, listed in the appeal decision

    Decided 31 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/01982/NMA Granted

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping. Replacement plans to the approved, listed in the appeal decision

    Decided 31 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • 25/01940/PA Granted

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    Details of Condition 15 (Travel Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL The development proposed is the redevelopment of the site to provide 36 retirement living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • 25/01940/RD Granted

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    Details of Condition 15 (Travel Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL The development proposed is the redevelopment of the site to provide 36 retirement living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 15 Jan 2026 Outline
  • 25/01837/RD Awaiting decision

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent

    Details of Condition 6 (property flood resistance and resilience measures) and 14 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Submitted 4 Nov 2025 Outline
  • 25/01837/PA Awaiting decision

    Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    Details of Condition 6 (property flood resistance and resilience measures) and 14 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Submitted 4 Nov 2025 Prior approval
  • 22/02717/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 5 (Surface water drainage) pursuant to planning permission 21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Jan 2023 Outline
  • 22/02400/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 3 (Demolition and Construction Management plan) Pursuant to planning application TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2023 Outline
  • 22/02379/RD Granted

    Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    Details of condition 4 (utilities) Pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Decided 23 Feb 2023 Outline

Documents

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

58 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    22/02379/RD Submitted 28 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Details of condition 4 (utilities) Pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Granted Outline New dwelling 10 docs

  • Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    25/01940/PA Submitted 19 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Details of Condition 15 (Travel Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL The development proposed is the redevelopment of the site to provide 36 retirement living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 5 docs

  • Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    25/01837/PA Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~30 Dec

    Details of Condition 6 (property flood resistance and resilience measures) and 14 (Flood Warning and Evacuation Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Awaiting decision Prior approval New dwelling 4 docs

  • Rear Of 78 To 80 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN8 5AD

    22/00638/FL Submitted 21 Mar 2022 50 yards away

    Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 60 docs

  • Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    25/01665/PA Submitted 8 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Details of Condition 7 (External Materials) Pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01542 Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 6 docs

  • Former Rear Of 78 To 80, High Street, Tonbridge, TN8 5AD

    25/01982/PA Submitted 26 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission TM/21/01542/FL Redevelopment of the site to provide 36 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping. Replacement plans to the approved, listed in the appeal decision

    Granted Amendments New dwelling 16 docs

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