Planning application
Land North And East And South East Of Belvidere House 235 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline Application: All matters reserved except for access for the erection of 60 residential houses, including affordable housing, with new access to be formed from Wateringbury Road
As published by the council, reference 25/01977/OA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01977/OA
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 March 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Vita Group London Ltd Agent, registered in Warlingham
Active · incorporated 2020 · Warlingham
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
106 documents on file for this application
- NHS KENT AND MEDWAY
- WATERINGBURY PARISH COUNCIL
- KCC ECOLOGICAL SERVICE
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- KCC SUDS
- KENT FIRE SERVICE
- SOUTHEAST WATER
- KCC MINERALS & WASTE
- POTABLE WATER DEMAND TN01
- LAND USE, ACCESS & MOVEMENT PARAMETER PLAN
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT NOVEMBER 2025 PART 1
- DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT NOVEMBER 2025 PART 2
- DRAWING ISSUE SHEET
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL JUNE 2026 - TYPE 3 PHOTOMONTAGE
- TREE SURVEY & ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 28/05/2026
- SUPERSEDED LAND USE, ACCESS & MOVEMENT PARAMETER PLAN
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL JUNE 2026
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL JUNE 2026 - SUPPORTING PLANS
- ILLUSTRATIVE MASTERPLAN
- ADDENDUM TO MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT
- FLOOD RISK AND SURFACE WATER TECHNICAL ADDENDUM
- PLANNING STATEMENT APRIL 2026
- TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE
- SUPERSEDED DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT NOVEMBER 2025
- EXISTING HABITAT PLAN
- DRAFT HEADS OF TERMS
- SUPERSEDED ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
- SUPERSEDED LAND USE, ACCESS AND MOVEMENT PARAMETER PLAN
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- KCC EAS
- KCC DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- KCC HERITAGE CONSERVATION
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- LEISURE SERVICES
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- HOUSING SERVICES
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- KCC SUDS
- EM&L PARISH COUNCIL
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION
- NHS KENT & MEDWAY
- KCC MINERALS
- WASTE SERVICES
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- SITE NOTICE
- PRESS NOTICE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM
- COVERING LETTER
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES
- KENT POLICE
- KENT FIRE & RESCUE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- KENT POLICE
- KENT FIRE SERVICE
- SITE ACCESS ENHANCEMENT PLAN
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL
- SUPERSEDED DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT NOVEMBER 2025 PART 1
- PROPOSED ACCESS ARRANGEMENT
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY (1)
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY (2)
- TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY (3)
- HERITAGE STATEMENT 26 JANUARY 2026
- BNG METRIC
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT JANUARY 2026
- SUPERSEDED PLANNING STATEMENT JANUARY 2026
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPLICATION PLAN
- UTILITIES SEARCH REPORT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT 30 OCTOBER 2025
- ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT OCTOBER 2025
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT NOVEMBER 2025
- SUPERSEDED DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT NOVEMBER 2025 PART 2
- BNG STATEMENT AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT NOVEMBER 2025
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SEPTEMBER 2025
- PHASE 1 SITE INVESTIGATION AUGUST 2023 PART 1
- PHASE 1 SITE INVESTIGATION AUGUST 2023 PART 2
- PHASE 1 SITE INVESTIGATION AUGUST 2023 PART 3
- SUPERSEDED EXISTING HABITAT PLAN
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025
- BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOL - PDF
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025 - SUPPORTING PLANS 1
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025 - SUPPORTING PLANS 2
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025 - SUPPORTING PLANS 5
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025 - SUPPORTING PLANS 4
- SUPERSEDED LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL APPRAISAL NOVEMBER 2025 - SUPPORTING PLANS 3
- MINERAL ASSESSMENT REPORT MARCH 2025
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT NOVEMBER 2025
- FLOOD RISK AND SURFACE WATER ASSESSMENT 11 NOVEMBER 2025
- SUPERSEDED TREE SURVEY & ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BS5
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- SUPERSEDED LAND USE, ACCESS AND MOVEMENT PARAMETER PLAN
- SUPERSEDED ILLUSTRATIVE SITE PLAN
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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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