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The Swan, The Green, West Peckham, Maidstone, ME18 5JW

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 25/01459/LDP Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW

Works: Loft or dormer

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Modification of the existing ground floor store room including the replacement of the existing monopitch roof to a flat roof with 2 rooflights and the raising in height of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property

As published by the council, reference 25/01459/LDP

Application record

Reference
25/01459/LDP
Type
Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refuse
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
13 Nov 2025
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
West Peckham
Postcode
ME18 5JW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 25/01459/PA Refused

    The Swan, The Green, West Peckham, Maidstone, ME18 5JW

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Modification of the existing ground floor store room including the replacement of the existing monopitch roof to a flat roof with 2 rooflights and the raising in height of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property

    Decided 13 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Sep 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 19 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

28 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • The Swan The Green West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JW

    26/01152/RD Submitted 18 Jun 2026 0m away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

    Details of Condition 3 (Materials) submitted pursuant to planning permission 25/02183/FL (The partial demolition of a single storey side extension and replacement of an existing monopitch roof with a flat roof and 2 no. rooflights, requiring the modification and raising in height of part of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property, the demolition of existing rear outbuildings and the erection of a single storey rear extension, the reconfiguration of the existing rear garden and car parking, and associated internal and external modifications and works)

    Decided Extension Loft or dormer +1 4 docs
    Small domestic
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    20/02427/FL Submitted 29 Oct 2020 21m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
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  • The Swan, The Green, West Peckham, Maidstone, ME18 5JW

    25/01459/PA Submitted 5 Sep 2025 123m away

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Modification of the existing ground floor store room including the replacement of the existing monopitch roof to a flat roof with 2 rooflights and the raising in height of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property

    Refused Lawful development Loft or dormer 27 docs
  • The Swan The Green West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JW

    25/02183/FL Submitted 31 Dec 2025 125m away

    The partial demolition of a single storey side extension and replacement of an existing monopitch roof with a flat roof and 2 no. rooflights, requiring the modification and raising in height of part of the existing roof verge to the rear of the property, the demolition of existing rear outbuildings and the erection of a single storey rear extension, the reconfiguration of the existing rear garden and car parking, and associated internal and external modifications and works.

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 45 docs
    Small domestic

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