3 The Brucks Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PX

1. 23 Jul 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 5 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 1, Cobbs Close, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5NJ

  25/01869/HH Submitted 10 Nov 2025 59m away

  Single storey rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable room, front varanda roof and internal alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 1, COBBS CLOSE, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5NJ

  25/01869/PA Submitted 10 Nov 2025 99m away

  Single storey rear extension, conversion of garage to habitable room, front varanda roof and internal alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Satis 37 Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5DD

  21/01350/TNCA Submitted 11 May 2021 101m away

  T1 Beech - crown reduction of 30% from current height of 6 mtrs to 4 mtrs and lateral spread also from 6 mtrs to 4 mtrs, T2 Conifer - reduction in height from 6 mtrs to 4 mtrs, T3 Eucalyptus - crown reduction of 30%, from height of 15 mtrs to 10 mtrs and lateral spread from 10 mtrs to 7 mtrs and T4 Silver Birch - crown reduction of 30% from 10 mtrs high to 7 mtrs & lateral spread from 4 mtrs to 3 mtrs. Removal of deadwood where found in all of the above

  Decided Trees 9 docs

• Satis 37 Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5DD

  20/02016/TNCA Submitted 15 Sep 2020 128m away

  Sycamore T1 to fell, T2 Holly and T3 Plum to remove

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Satis 37 Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5DD

  20/01938/FL Submitted 7 Sep 2020 128m away

  Conversion of a residential annexe to a self-contained residential dwelling and improvements to vehicular accessibility and parking provision

  Granted Full applications 31 docs
  Domestic

• 72 Phoenix Drive Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5RS

  20/01976/LDP Submitted 9 Sep 2020 134m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed : Replacing a conservatory with a single storey extension of similar size with lantern roof and bi-fold doors

  Decided Lawful development Extension Windows or glazing 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01632/LDP Awaiting decision

  38 Hunt Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 4BE

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of a new vehicular access to the existing dwelling, including a new dropped kerb/vehicle crossing across the existing highway verge and the formation of a hard standing driveway within the front garden for off-street parking. The proposed driveway/hard standing will measure approximately 4.0 metres by 6.8 metres

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01621/LDP Awaiting decision

  13 Cornwallis Avenue Tonbridge Kent TN10 4EP

  Lawful Development certificate proposed: Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01624/LDP Awaiting decision

  57 Chichester Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2TJ

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation & 2 No rooflights to front elevation

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01623/LDP Awaiting decision

  2 Priestley Drive Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6TX

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extension of dropped kerb

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01605/LDP Awaiting decision

  44 Hilltop Tonbridge Kent TN9 2UN

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extended dropped kerb

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development