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

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 25/01459/PA 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/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01459/PA
Type
Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
5 Sep 2025
Validated
19 Sep 2025
Decided
13 Nov 2025
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
West Peckham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
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/LDP 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

27 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

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

    25/02183/FL Submitted 31 Dec 2025 50 yards 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
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