Planning application
PREMIER INN, CASTLE WAY, LEYBOURNE, ,
Works: Demolition
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Proposal
Details of Condition 15 (Ecological Mitigation, Enhancement and Management Plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works)
As published by the council, reference 25/01565/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01565/PA
- Type
- Reserved Details
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01672/PA Granted
PREMIER INN, CASTLE WAY, LEYBOURNE, ,
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works) to increase the size of ancillary restaurant/breakfast room to 61no. covers (replacing 6 existing bedrooms - previously replacing 4 bedrooms), addition of new fire exit door from restaurant with ramp and handrail and additional supply/extract grilles to new kitchen and glasswash
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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PREMIER INN, CASTLE WAY, LEYBOURNE, ,
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works) to increase the size of ancillary restaurant/breakfast room to 61no. covers (replacing 6 existing bedrooms - previously replacing 4 bedrooms), addition of new fire exit door from restaurant with ramp and handrail and additional supply/extract grilles to new kitchen and glasswash
Granted Amendments Demolition 10 docs -
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of Condition 12 (External Lighting) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works)
Granted Outline Demolition 11 docs -
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Detail of Condition 18 (Cycle Storage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated work)
Granted Outline Demolition 5 docs -
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