Planning application
COBLANDS NURSERY, TRENCH ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN11 9NG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline Application (access not reserved): Proposed development of up to 350 no dwellings with associated access, landscaping open space, drainage and associated works.
As published by the council, reference 25/01976/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01976/PA
- Type
- Maj outline planning permission with EIA
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hildenborough, Trench, Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge, Hildenborough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 9NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025.
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25/01688/EASC Decided
Coblands Nursery, Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Screening Opinion in connection with the proposed re-development of Coblands Nurseries for up to 350no. dwellings.
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25/01688/PA Decided
Coblands Nursery, Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Screening Opinion in connection with the proposed re-development of Coblands Nurseries for up to 350no. dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 February 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
48 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 outline applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Coblands Nursery, Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Screening Opinion in connection with the proposed re-development of Coblands Nurseries for up to 350no. dwellings.
Decided Prior approval 7 docsMajor scheme -
Coblands Nursery Trench Road Tonbridge Kent TN11 9NG
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Awaiting decision Outline 226 docsMajor scheme -
Coblands Nursery, Trench Road, Tonbridge, TN11 9NG
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for Screening Opinion in connection with the proposed re-development of Coblands Nurseries for up to 350no. dwellings.
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