Planning application
157 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of first-floor from Class E (Office) to C3 (Residential) to form a 1x bedroom flat with associated internal alterations
As published by the council, reference 26/00221/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00221/FL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00222/LB Granted
157 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BP
Listed Building Application: Change of use of first-floor from Class E (Office) to C3 (Residential) to form a 1x bedroom flat with associated internal alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00222/LB (Decided)
Who's behind it
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SAM Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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32 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- PRESS NOTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECTION BB
- EXISTING 3D FRONT VIEW
- EXISTING 3D REAR VIEW
- SITE LOCATION AND PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTION AA
- PROPOSED SECTION BB
- PROPOSED 3D FRONT VIEW
- PROPOSED 3D REAR VIEW
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING REAR ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTION AA
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 11 May 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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