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42, NEW ROAD, Ditton, AYLESFORD, ME20 6AD

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01722/PA commercial business to residential PD

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Prior Notification: Change of use of ground floor from Class E(g)(i)) (Office) to Class C3 (Dwellings) to form 4 flats

As published by the council, reference 25/01722/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01722/PA
Type
commercial business to residential PD
Status
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Granted
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton
Parish
Ditton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME20 6AD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 25/01722/PDVMA Granted

    42, New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AD

    Prior Notification: Change of use of ground floor from Class E(g)(i)) (Office) to Class C3 (Dwellings) to form 4 flats

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 9 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Granted

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 9 December 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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  • 42, New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AD

    25/01722/PDVMA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 21m away

    Prior Notification: Change of use of ground floor from Class E(g)(i)) (Office) to Class C3 (Dwellings) to form 4 flats

    Granted Outline New dwelling 13 docs
    Several homes
  • 12 New Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6AD

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  • 4 - 6 New Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6AD

    25/02068/FL Submitted 10 Dec 2025 103m away

    Proposed change of use from office to two self-contained residential flats, internal layout alterations to comply with min 37sqm amenity, and external alterations to front porch, and fenestration

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 11 docs
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    19/02603/FL Submitted 5 Nov 2019 122m away

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    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
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