23/00422/LDP

1. 27 Feb 2023

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 28 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 23/00235/FL Granted

  12 Mercers Place Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4PA

  Single storey front extension and porch, enlargement of rear door

  1 Feb 2023 9m away Full applications
• 21/01085/FL Granted

  3 Mercers Place Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4PA

  Proposed loft conversion with pitched roof dormer and 2 No rooflights to south east elevation and 3 No rooflight windows to north west elevation

  15 Apr 2021 26m away Full applications
• 21/00847/FL Granted

  9 Mercers Place Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4PA

  Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of new single storey rear extension, partial conversion of existing garage, infill of existing open front porch and loft conversion inclusive of front and rear pitched dormer windows

  23 Mar 2021 35m away Full applications
• 26/01334/FL Awaiting decision

  25 Bramley Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4BD

  Demolition of single storey rear projections, erection of single storey rear extension, and infilling of existing side door

  16 Jul 2026 35m away Full applications
• 26/00981/FL Granted

  41 Bramley Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4BD

  Proposed demolition of existing Orangery and garage. Construction of a double storey side extension and single storey rear extension

  21 May 2026 70m away Full applications
• 21/00545/FL Granted

  99 Pippin Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4FQ

  Two storey side extension and part single/part two storey rear extension

  26 Feb 2021 112m away Full applications

• 26/00916/LDP Decided

  10 Canterbury Crescent Tonbridge Kent TN10 4QP

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Dropped kerb

  13 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01417/LDP Awaiting decision

  1 View Cottages Long Mill Lane Dunks Green Tonbridge Kent TN11 9SD

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop kerb and hardstanding

  28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00292/LDP Refused

  196 Bishops Oak Ride Tonbridge Kent TN10 3PF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Drop kerb and means of access to a highway

  19 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01034/LDP Decided

  8 Copsehill Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5QR

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00852/LDP Decided

  18 Simpson Road Snodland Kent ME6 5QF

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Single storey rear extension

  7 May 2026 Lawful development