Planning application
ROYAL MAIL SORTING OFFICE, 20, 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/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01362/PA
- Type
- Minor planning permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- 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
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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