Planning application
98 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1AP
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA : change of use from Commercial (Use Class E) to Residential (Use Class C3): for the conversion of existing first and second floor into 2 no. flats, retaining commercial to ground floor
As published by the council, reference 25/02146/PDVMA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02146/PDVMA
- Type
- commercial business to residential PD
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Prior Approval Approved (PD)
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Judd
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN9 1AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Approved (PD)
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 13 February 2026, 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.
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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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