Planning application
LARKFIELD MILL, BELLINGHAM WAY, Larkfield, Aylesford
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from Class B8 (storage) to Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness)
As published by the council, reference 25/01989/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01989/PA
- Type
- Major planning permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Ditton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 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 9 March 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 thirteen weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided prior approval applications in a median of 56 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.
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