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184 Tonbridge Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5NS

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 26/00334/LDP Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Occupation of the dwelling by 6 individuals as a household (Use Class C3(c))

As published by the council, reference 26/00334/LDP

Application record

Reference
26/00334/LDP
Type
Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
Status
Registered
Decision
Refuse
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Decided
22 Apr 2026
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
Wateringbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME18 5NS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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