Planning application
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
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Proposal
Details of Condition 20 (Surface water drainage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/22/02562/FL (Development of an integrated retirement community comprising of 140 extra care units together with associated communal facilities (all within Use Class C2); access from London Road (A20); vehicle and cycle parking with internal roads and footways; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and open space; and associated infrastructure)
As published by the council, reference 25/01967/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01967/PA
- Type
- Reserved Details
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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19/02431/RM Granted
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Reserved Matters Application: Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to planning application TM/17/00506/OA (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
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19/02394/RD Granted
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Details of conditions 7 (highways), 9 (finished floor levels), 14 (aboricultural report), 15 (materials), 16 (fencing, walling and boundary treatment), 17 (construction management plan), 19 (surface water drainage), 20 (drainage), 22 (external lighting), 26 (crime prevention), and 28 (archaeology) pursuant to planning permission TM/17/00506/OA (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
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19/02072/RD Granted
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Details of conditions 10 (ecological impact assessment), 11 (ecological buffer), 12 (translocation of reptiles), and 24 (noise climate) pursuant to planning permission TM/17/00506/OA "allowed on appeal dated 19 December 2018" (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 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 19 January 2026, 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 57 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.
Nearby applications
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LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Reserved Matters Application: Details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to planning application TM/17/00506/OA (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
Granted Reserved matters New dwelling 59 docsMajor scheme -
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Details of conditions 7 (highways), 9 (finished floor levels), 14 (aboricultural report), 15 (materials), 16 (fencing, walling and boundary treatment), 17 (construction management plan), 19 (surface water drainage), 20 (drainage), 22 (external lighting), 26 (crime prevention), and 28 (archaeology) pursuant to planning permission TM/17/00506/OA (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
Granted Outline New dwelling 78 docsMajor scheme -
Land Rear Of 239 To 259 London Road West Malling Kent
Details of condition 23 (Lighting Scheme) pursuant to planning permission TM/22/02562/FL Development of an integrated retirement community comprising of 140 extra care units together with associated communal facilities (all within Use Class C2); access from London Road (A20); vehicle and cycle parking with internal roads and footways; drainage infrastructure; landscaping and open space; and associated infrastructure
Granted Outline 8 docs -
LAND REAR OF 239 TO 259, London Road, West Malling
Details of conditions 10 (ecological impact assessment), 11 (ecological buffer), 12 (translocation of reptiles), and 24 (noise climate) pursuant to planning permission TM/17/00506/OA "allowed on appeal dated 19 December 2018" (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
Granted Outline New dwelling 10 docsMajor scheme -
Land Rear Of 239 To 259 London Road West Malling Kent
Details of condition 28 (archaeology) pursuant to planning permission TM/17/00506/OA (Outline application: The development of land to the rear of London Road to consist of the development of an extra care development of 79 units (comprising of apartments and cottages) all within Use Class C2; associated communal facilities; provision of vehicular and cycle parking together with all necessary internal roads and footpaths; provision of open space and associated landscape works; and ancillary works and structures)
Granted Outline New dwelling 6 docsMajor scheme -
237 London Road West Malling Kent ME19 5AD
Erection of a 4 bedroom Chalet bungalow with associated parking
Refused Full applications 27 docs
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