Planning application
Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment of the former car park with a 7 to 9 storey building comprising of 118 residential units, car and cycle parking, refuse storage and facilities, roof terrace and landscape and biodiversity enhancements
As published by the council, reference 26/00979/FL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00979/FL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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20/02554/FL Refused
Formerly River Centre Car Park Medway Wharf Road Tonbridge Kent
Erection of a building of 8 to 16 storeys comprising 183 x residential units. Associated car and cycle parking, landscaping and other associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 May 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
KLW Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
120 documents on file for this application
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- ARBORICULTURAL STATEMENT
- TRANSPORT TECHNICAL NOTE AUGUST 2026
- LETTER REGARDING JAPANESE KNOTWEED
- CONSERVATION OFFICER
- KCC HERITAGE CONSERVATION
- KCC EAS
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- KCC DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS
- BUILDING CONTROL
- SOUTHEAST WATER
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- TONBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- KCC SUDS
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- HISTORIC ENGLAND
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NHS ICB
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- GENERAL COMMENT
- GENERAL COMMENT
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- HILDENBOROUGH PARISH COUNCIL
- LEISURE SERVICES
- HOUSING SERVICES
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- SOUTHERN WATER
- 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 (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 (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
- WASTE SERVICES
- THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- SOUTHERN WATER
- SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS
- KENT POLICE
- KENT FIRE SERVICE
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- SCHEDULE OF ACCOMODATION
- TREE SURVEY SCHEDULE
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- SITE SURVEY
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY STATEMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- PLANNING FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY AND GATEWAY 1 FIRE STATEMENT
- TREE SURVEY AND CONSTRAINTS PLAN
- VIABILITY REPORT
- FRAMEWORK TRAVEL PLAN
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- PROPOSED NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ELEVATIONS
- COVER LETTER
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PHASE 1 CONTAMINATION RISK ASSESSMENT
- AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT APPENDIX 1 - COMPARISON VIEWS FROM TOWN LOCK
- PLANNING STATEMENT APPENDIX 2 - PRE-APPLICATION SUBMISSION TO HISTRORIC ENGLAND
- PLANNING STATEMENT APPENDIX 3 - HISTORIC ENGLAND PRE-APP RESPONSE
- PLANNING STATEMENT APPENDIX 4 - COPY OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION INVITATION LEAFLET
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT PART 1
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT PART 2
- AVR IMAGES
- AVR IMAGES METHOD STATEMENT
- HARD LANDSCAPE IMAGE SHEET
- LANDSCAPE PROPOSALS
- BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT
- DAYLIGHT ASSESSMENT - DRAWINGS
- DAYLIGHT, SUNLIGHT AND OVERSHADOWING ASSESSMENT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXTERNAL CYCLE STORE
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SIXTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED EIGHTH FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED WESTERN ELEVATION
- PROPOSED EASTERN ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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 88 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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