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Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 22/01570/OA Major outline planning permission

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

Proposal

Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks. New access to be formed from Wateringbury Road

As published by the council, reference 22/01570/OA

Application record

Reference
22/01570/OA
Type
Major outline planning permission
Status
Statement of Case Due - Inquiry
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
15 Jul 2022
Validated
15 Jul 2022
Decided
9 Apr 2025
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 9 Apr 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

5 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01662/RD Awaiting decision

    Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 9 (CEMP) pursuant to planning permission TM/22/01570/OA Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks. New access to be formed from Wateringbury Road

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/01516/RD Awaiting decision

    Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of Condition 10 (Arboricultural Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/22/01570/OA (Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks. New access to be formed from Wateringbury Road)

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026 Outline
  • 26/01499/RM Awaiting decision

    Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of Reserved Matters for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale with associated open space, drainage and infrastructure, submitted pursuant to Outline planning permission TM/22/01570/OA granted at Appeal (ref: APP/H2265/W/25/3366031) for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks and a new access to be formed from Wateringbury Road

    Submitted 11 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 26/01226/RD Granted

    Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 8 (a) (Archaeological WSI) pursuant to planning permission TM/22/01570/OA and appeal ref :APP/H2265/W/25/3366031 Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks

    Submitted 30 Jun 2026
  • 26/01166/RD Awaiting decision

    Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Details of condition 18 (landscape buffer) pursuant to Planning Appeal decision TM/22/01570/OA (Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks. New access to be formed from Wateringbury Road)

    Submitted 22 Jun 2026

Documents

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

750 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.

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.

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  • Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    26/01499/RM Submitted 11 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

    Details of Reserved Matters for the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale with associated open space, drainage and infrastructure, submitted pursuant to Outline planning permission TM/22/01570/OA granted at Appeal (ref: APP/H2265/W/25/3366031) for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks and a new access to be formed from Wateringbury Road

    Awaiting decision Reserved matters 104 docs

  • Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    26/01516/RD Submitted 13 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

    Details of Condition 10 (Arboricultural Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/22/01570/OA (Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks. New access to be formed from Wateringbury Road)

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