Planning application
Offham Quarry Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Consultation by KCC: Non-material amendment to planning application TM/21/1259 for minor alterations in the alignment of fencelines and hedgerows, the location of substations, and the location of a small number of solar panels (KCC reference TM/21/1259/RA)
As published by the council, reference 25/02078/WAS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02078/WAS
- Type
- Waste Disposal
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- Offham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME19 5PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20/02706/CCEASC Decided
Offham Quarry Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PD
Request for a Screening Opinion to determine whether a proposed solar park requires an Environmental Impact Assessment (KCC/SCR/TM/0252/2020)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 22 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 less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
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