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Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 22/02133/FL Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Installation of eight five-a-side and one seven-a-side football pitches with associated lighting, fencing, hardstanding and a pavilion

As published by the council, reference 22/02133/FL

Application record

Reference
22/02133/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
30 Sep 2022
Validated
3 Oct 2022
Decided
23 Feb 2023
Ward
Ditton
Parish
Ditton
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 21 applications since 2020: 10 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01855/OB106D Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Economic Development Strategy Section, schedule 2 paragraph 2.1 submitted pursuant to S106 Agreement TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 8 Oct 2026
  • 26/01670/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 12 (Biodiversity plan) and 13 (Habitat management and monitoring plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/PA (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026
  • 26/01653/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 19 (External lighting plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026
  • 26/01380/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 10 (Landscape levels) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 22 Jul 2026
  • 26/01350/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 9 (Excavation for services) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 26/01243/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 4 (noise mitigation) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/FL (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Decided 6 Aug 2026
  • 26/01154/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 3 (CEMP), condition 7 (soil) and condition 37 (RAMS) submitted pursuant to planning permission 25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026
  • 26/01030/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) pursuant of planning permission TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 29 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00928/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 35 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 38 ( South East Water Landscape proposal) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 14 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00780/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Conditions 3 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 37 (Groundwater Risk Assessment Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 3 Oct 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 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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  • Land At Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    19/02004/FL Submitted 23 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of 6 No. dwellings including associated access road, car parking and landscaping

    Withdrawn Full applications 54 docs
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  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    20/02445/FL Submitted 2 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of 6 No. dwellings including associated access road, car parking and landscaping

    Withdrawn Full applications 105 docs
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  • COBDOWN SPORTS GROUND, STATION ROAD, Ditton, Aylesford

    25/01619/PA Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Details of condition 13 ( Bio-Diversity) Pursuant to planning permission Tm/25/00081/PA Proposed re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, demolition of existing outbuildings, associated hard and soft landscaping, to enable improvements to the internal access road and car park and creation of a new footpath and retrospective installation of external signage

    Granted Prior approval Demolition 5 docs
  • Land East Of 15, Station Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AU

    25/01699/FL Submitted 13 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new dwelling (Self build)

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 18 docs
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  • Land East Of Cobdown Lodge 540 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

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    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Use of land as B8 (Storage and Distribution) with a mixture of outdoor and container storage, storage of plant, equipment and materials with access to the West and North of 540 London Road

    Decided Lawful development 31 docs
  • Land Adjoining 15 Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6AU

    20/01220/OA Submitted 12 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Outline Application: detached dwelling circa 110SqM on parcel of land next to existing terrace of dwellings

    Granted Outline New dwelling 6 docs
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