Planning application
77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts
As published by the council, reference 26/00956/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00956/FL
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1RX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01721/FL Awaiting decision
77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX
Section 73 application to remove condition 5 ( Sound Insulation Assessment) of planning permission TM/26/00956/FL Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts
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21/01807/LDP Decided
77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: reduce levels and dig trenches for the foundations and base to the residential stair and lift core and fill with concrete to form the foundation, fit new external residential glazed entrance door and metal clad shopfront fronting The Botany, install new stud partition wall to separate the shop unit and created residential lobby from the shopfront to the rear of the unit and form 3 new openings to the rear wall for the entrance to the residential staircase, the lift entrance and the access to the cycle store
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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9 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01721/FL Awaiting decision
77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX
Section 73 application to remove condition 5 ( Sound Insulation Assessment) of planning permission TM/26/00956/FL Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
65 documents on file for this application
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY RESPONSE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING SHOPFRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED SHOPFRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 8 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
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