Planning application
Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a new leisure centre to facilitate the relocation of the Angel Leisure Centre
As published by the council, reference 26/00424/DR3
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00424/DR3
- Type
- District Regulation 3
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Council
- Postcode
- TN9 1RG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00506/FL Granted
Sovereign Way Mid Car Park Sovereign Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RG
Change of use from car parking to Saturday's Traders Market
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
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3BM Studio Agent
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246 documents on file for this application
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- TRANSPORT ADDENDUM REPORT R1
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- BNG METRIC
- CERT B NOTICE
- ROOF PLAN
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- 3D VIEWS 1
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- EXISTING SITE SECTIONS
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- DRAWING ISSUE SHEET
- SECTIONS 1 OF 2
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- PROPOSED BIN STORE
- WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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- ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT BREEAM
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- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY
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- TRAVEL PLAN
- COVER LETTER
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- DESK STUDY
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