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PREMIER INN, CASTLE WAY, LEYBOURNE, ,

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 25/01565/PA Reserved Details

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.

  • 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

    Decided 12 Nov 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided prior approval applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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  • PREMIER INN, CASTLE WAY, LEYBOURNE, ,

    25/01672/PA Submitted 9 Oct 2025 0m away

    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

    25/02036/RD Submitted 5 Dec 2025 27m away

    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
  • Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent

    26/00129/RD Submitted 26 Jan 2026 44m away

    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
  • 36 Park Road Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HP

    21/01774/PDVLR Submitted 23 Jun 2021 208m away

    Prior Notification for Residential Extension: Single storey rear extension to a depth of 6m, maximum height of 3.6m and eaves height of 2.95m (Part 1 Class A)

    Granted Outline Extension 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • 36 Park Road Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HP

    21/00404/LDP Submitted 15 Feb 2021 211m away

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with hip to gable roof extension, dorma window with juliette balcony to rear elevation and insertion of 2No rooflights to front elevation, plus a single storey rear extension

    Withdrawn Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 66 Park Road Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HP

    25/01614/RD Submitted 30 Sep 2025 222m away

    Details of condition 2 (Archaeologist Report) 7 (Noise Report) pursuant to planning permission 22/01964/ FL Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 1no. replacement 4 bedroom dwelling

    Granted Outline Demolition 19 docs
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