Planning application
The North Pole Inn 434 Red Hill Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5BJ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of existing public house outbuilding (E(b)) to 3x ancillary B&B guestrooms (Class C1) to include internal alterations and addition of fenestration
As published by the council, reference 26/00388/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00388/FL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME18 5BJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kevin Wise Town Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- KCC EAS
- KCC EAS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- EXISTING ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE PLAN
- PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT.
- COVERING LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 31 July 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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