Planning application
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Detail of Condition 18 (Cycle Storage) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated work)
As published by the council, reference 26/00129/RD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00129/RD
- Type
- Reserved Details
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01398/RD Awaiting decision
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of Condition 9 (Surface water drainage verification report) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/FL (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works)
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25/02036/RD Granted
Premier Inn Castle Way Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of Condition 12 (External Lighting) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01098/PA (Demolition of existing hotel restaurant and replacement with new building providing additional hotel bedrooms and breakfast room, together with alterations to the car park and all associated works)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Bourne End
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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.
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