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Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 26/00250/RD Reserved Details

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

Proposal

Details of floodplain compensation strategy submitted pursuant to condition 8 of planning permission TM/25/01144/FL (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

As published by the council, reference 26/00250/RD

Application record

Reference
26/00250/RD
Type
Reserved Details
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Decided
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton
Parish
Ditton
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 21 applications since 2020: 10 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01855/OB106D Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Economic Development Strategy Section, schedule 2 paragraph 2.1 submitted pursuant to S106 Agreement TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 8 Oct 2026
  • 26/01670/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 12 (Biodiversity plan) and 13 (Habitat management and monitoring plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/PA (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026
  • 26/01653/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 19 (External lighting plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026
  • 26/01380/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 10 (Landscape levels) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 22 Jul 2026
  • 26/01350/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 9 (Excavation for services) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 20 Jul 2026
  • 26/01243/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 4 (noise mitigation) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/FL (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Decided 6 Aug 2026
  • 26/01154/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 3 (CEMP), condition 7 (soil) and condition 37 (RAMS) submitted pursuant to planning permission 25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026
  • 26/01030/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) pursuant of planning permission TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 29 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00928/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 35 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 38 ( South East Water Landscape proposal) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 14 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00780/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Conditions 3 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 37 (Groundwater Risk Assessment Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 03 Jun 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 03 Jun 2026
  • PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 09 Apr 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Response · 26 Mar 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 12 Feb 2026
  • CONDITION 8 COVERING LETTER Correspondence with applicant/agent · 12 Feb 2026
  • FLOOD COMPENSATION STRATEGY Report · 12 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 3 June 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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  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00070/RD Submitted 19 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Details of condition 6 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/PA Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping

    Granted Outline 14 docs
  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/01030/RD Submitted 29 May 2026 100 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jul

    Details of condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) pursuant of planning permission TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

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  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00770/RD Submitted 24 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Jun

    Details of Condition 15 ( Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 11 docs
  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00769/RD Submitted 24 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    Details of Conditions 13 (Surface water drainage) and 14 (Floodplain Compensation Strategy) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Granted Outline Demolition 12 docs
  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00780/RD Submitted 27 Apr 2026 150 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

    Details of Conditions 3 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 37 (Groundwater Risk Assessment Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 13 docs

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