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Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01350/RD Reserved Details

Works: Demolition

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Proposal

Details of condition 9 (Excavation for services) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

As published by the council, reference 26/01350/RD

Application record

Reference
26/01350/RD
Type
Reserved Details
Status
Registered
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 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 20 applications since 2020: 6 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01670/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 12 (Biodiversity plan) and 13 (Habitat management and monitoring plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/PA (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026
  • 26/01653/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 19 (External lighting plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026
  • 26/01380/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 10 (Landscape levels) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 22 Jul 2026
  • 26/01243/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 4 (noise mitigation) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01144/FL (Re-laying of 1 no. grass pitch into a new hybrid football pitch with associated infrastructure, installation of internal and external boundary treatment, and associated hard and soft landscaping)

    Decided 6 Aug 2026
  • 26/01154/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 3 (CEMP), condition 7 (soil) and condition 37 (RAMS) submitted pursuant to planning permission 25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026
  • 26/01030/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 6 (Landscape Management Plan) pursuant of planning permission TM/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 29 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00928/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of condition 35 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) 38 ( South East Water Landscape proposal) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Submitted 14 May 2026 Outline
  • 26/00780/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Conditions 3 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan) and 37 (Groundwater Risk Assessment Method Statement) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Outline
  • 26/00769/RD Granted

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Conditions 13 (Surface water drainage) and 14 (Floodplain Compensation Strategy) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 26/00770/RD Awaiting decision

    Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    Details of Condition 15 ( Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/FL (Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant)

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 September 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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LCL Sports Group Limited Applicant, registered in Aylesford

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • ABORICULTURAL ASSESSMENT Other · 01 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 20 Jul 2026
  • INSET 1 Drawing · 20 Jul 2026
  • INSET 2 Drawing · 20 Jul 2026
  • INSET 3 Drawing · 20 Jul 2026
  • INSET 4 Drawing · 20 Jul 2026
  • CONDITION 9 COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 20 Jul 2026
  • INSET 5 Drawing · 20 Jul 2026
  • OVERVIEW Drawing · 20 Jul 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 outline applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00396/RD Submitted 5 Mar 2026 15m away

    Details of condition 4 (Phasing Plan) Pursuant to planning permission tm/25/01319/FL Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Granted Outline Demolition 7 docs
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    25/01360/PA Submitted 14 Aug 2025 41m away

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  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    26/00651/RD Submitted 9 Apr 2026 43m away

    Details of condition 18 (Noise Mitigation Strategy) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01319/PA Full planning permission for development at Cobdown Park to provide a football training centre (sui generis), comprising of the demolition and redevelopment of existing Clubhouse building, refurbishment of existing Academy building; demolition of ancillary buildings and structures across the Site; provision of new grounds maintenance building and service area; refurbishment of existing pavilion building to provide upgraded changing and kitchen facilities; provision of new upgraded grass football pitches and upgrade of existing synthetic surface; new areas for car and cycle parking; upgrade to existing sports lighting; boundary treatment and hard and soft landscaping and associated site infrastructure and site plant

    Granted Outline Demolition 7 docs
  • Cobdown Sports Ground Station Road Ditton Aylesford Kent

    20/02445/FL Submitted 2 Nov 2020 111m away

    Erection of 6 No. dwellings including associated access road, car parking and landscaping

    Withdrawn Full applications 105 docs
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    25/01660/PA Submitted 7 Oct 2025 120m away

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    22/02133/FL Submitted 30 Sep 2022 132m away

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    Refused Full applications 36 docs

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