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The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 26/00126/FL Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 26/00126/FL

Application record

Reference
26/00126/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Decided
23 Mar 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00630/RD Granted

    The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

    Details of condition 3 (Materials) 4 (Cycle Storage) 5 (Waste Management) 6 (Demolition and Construction Management) 7( Promote and Enhance Bio-diversity) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00126/FL Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Outline
  • 20/02539/FL Withdrawn

    The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

    Change of use from existing Public House, to form 2 no 2 storey dwellings with minor additions to rear elevations

    Decided 5 Jan 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/00630/RD Granted

    The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

    Details of condition 3 (Materials) 4 (Cycle Storage) 5 (Waste Management) 6 (Demolition and Construction Management) 7( Promote and Enhance Bio-diversity) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00126/FL Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling

    Decided 10 Aug 2026 Outline

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 23 March 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

    26/00630/RD Submitted 7 Apr 2026 1m away

    Details of condition 3 (Materials) 4 (Cycle Storage) 5 (Waste Management) 6 (Demolition and Construction Management) 7( Promote and Enhance Bio-diversity) pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00126/FL Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling

    Granted Outline Demolition 19 docs
    Domestic
  • The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB

    20/02539/FL Submitted 12 Nov 2020 1m away

    Change of use from existing Public House, to form 2 no 2 storey dwellings with minor additions to rear elevations

    Withdrawn Full applications 19 docs
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    25/01669/PA Submitted 9 Oct 2025 44m away

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  • 25 Churchfields West Malling Kent ME19 6RJ

    26/01015/FL Submitted 28 May 2026 66m away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jul

    Proposed 1st floor rear extension and interior alterations

    Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 7 docs
  • The Copse 97A Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RD

    23/00081/FL Submitted 12 Jan 2023 71m away

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    Withdrawn Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 17 docs
    Small domestic
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    Prior Notification for Larger Home Extension (Part 1 Class A): Single storey rear extension to a depth of 6m, maximum roof height of 3.7m, and eaves height of 2.7m

    Granted Prior approval Extension 21 docs
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