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East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/00637/FL Planning Permission

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Erection of office/lab building and extension of car park with associated access & landscaping

As published by the council, reference 26/00637/FL

Application record

Reference
26/00637/FL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Registered
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
14 May 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 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/01030/TPOC Granted

    East Malling Research Station New Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    Tree: 1352 Common Lime: remove all sucker growth to ground level/stem to facilitate future inspections., within falling distance of road. Base obscured by dense sucker and epicormic growth. Tree: 1369, Sweet Chestnut (TPO ref 88/10084/TPO): fell due to advanced physiological decline and within falling distance of road. Tree: 1406g, Sweet Chestnut (TPO ref 88/10084/TPO), adjacent to third party driveway: fell group of dead stems

    Decided 19 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 14 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Sandwich

Active · incorporated 2004 · Sandwich

53 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 100% granted

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The East Malling Trust Applicant, registered in East Malling

Active · incorporated 2010 · East Malling

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

38 documents on file for this application

  • KCC EAS Consultee Response · 20 Aug 2026
  • BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Report · 03 Aug 2026
  • BNG METRIC Other · 03 Aug 2026
  • KCC HERITAGE CONSERVATION Consultee Response · 01 Jul 2026
  • KCC HHIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 23 Jun 2026
  • DITTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 08 Jun 2026
  • KCC SUDS Consultee Response · 04 Jun 2026
  • EM&L PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 03 Jun 2026
  • WEST KENT PROW Consultee Response · 01 Jun 2026
  • SOUTH EAST WATER Consultee Response · 27 May 2026
  • TRANSPORT STATEMENT Report · 26 May 2026
  • KCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 22 May 2026
  • SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Response · 21 May 2026
  • ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultee Response · 20 May 2026
  • BNG METRIC Other · 14 May 2026
  • BNG MYCELIA VALIDATION RESULTS Other · 14 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 08 Apr 2026
  • LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL TECHNICAL NOTE JANUARY 2026 Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • ABORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • LIGHTING Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • LIGHTING STRATEGY Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • BIO-DIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT SWDS_PART1 Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT SWDS_PART2 Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • FLOOD RISK ASSESSEMENT SWDS_PART3 Report · 08 Apr 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED ANALYTICAL SITE PLAN Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 08 Apr 2026
  • HPC1607 PLANNING STATEMENT FINAL Other · 08 Apr 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided full applications in a median of 86 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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