Planning application
49 - 51 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from cafe to a mixed use cafe and drinking establishment
As published by the council, reference 26/00576/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00576/FL
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME19 6QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- WEST MALLING PARISH COUNCIL
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION
- FIRE EXIT 2
- FIRE EXIT 1
- PLAN WITH MEASUREMENTS
- FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED 07 MAY 2026
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- CHANGE OF USE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 1 September 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.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tonbridge and Malling's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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