Planning application
20, Royal Mail Sorting Office, Vale Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 1AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a new steel ramp, leading from the Royal Mail operations floor to the lower level ground floor parking area.
As published by the council, reference 25/01362/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01362/FL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Postcode
- TN9 1AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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27 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Site notice
- 18115-01C Existing site plan
- 1811508B Proposed floor plan
- 18115-09A Existing and proposed elevations
- Site location plan
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 20 October 2025, 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.
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