2 Priestley Drive Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6TX

1. 2 Sep 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 October 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.

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  21/00472/LDP Submitted 19 Feb 2021 160m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extend an existing vehicle crossing point

  Decided Lawful development 9 docs

• 1, Browning Close Aylesford ME20 6UF

  20/01606/FL Submitted 27 Jul 2020 174m away

  Single storey rear infill extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 24 docs
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• 17 Coleridge Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6UA

  22/01877/LDP Submitted 25 Aug 2022 178m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Conversion of loft to habitable rooms with a rear dormer

  Refused Lawful development Loft or dormer 15 docs

• 42 Masefield Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6UB

  21/02512/LDP Submitted 17 Sep 2021 209m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Creation of hardstanding and dropped kerb

  Decided Lawful development 8 docs

• 1 Stevenson Way Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6UN

  20/02637/FL Submitted 23 Nov 2020 217m away

  Second storey front extension over the existing front extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 35 Masefield Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6UB

  20/02395/LDP Submitted 27 Oct 2020 230m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft conversion with rear dormer and roof window

  Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 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
• 26/01605/LDP Awaiting decision

  44 Hilltop Tonbridge Kent TN9 2UN

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Extended dropped kerb

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01580/LDP Awaiting decision

  42 Willowmead Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5RE

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Part conversion of garage into living accommodation

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development