Planning application
5, Legge Lane, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of double garage to study/office and other habitable space
As published by the council, reference 25/01836/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01836/PA
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 31 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Parish
- Birling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 5JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01836/HH Granted
5, Legge Lane, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JH
Conversion of double garage to study/office and other habitable space
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 31 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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