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RHS STORAGE LAND, Sortmill Road, Snodland, ME6 5UA

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01438/PA Minor planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of southern part of the site from B8 storage use to Plant Hire use (Sui-Generis) in line with the lawful Sui-Generis use of the northern part of the site for Plant Hire, and erection of single storey office building ancillary to the main Sui-Generis use of the whole site

As published by the council, reference 25/01438/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01438/PA
Type
Minor planning permission
Status
Approved
Decision
Approved
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
18 Sep 2025
Decided
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Snodland East And Ham Hill
Parish
Snodland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME6 5UA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 18 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 26 November 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.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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