Planning application
Royal Mail Sorting Office 20 Vale Rise Tonbridge Kent TN9 1AA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on Non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended)- Installation of solar PV panels to the rooftops upon Royal Mail Tonbridge, TN9 1AA. An installation of a 719.1kWp solar PV system - (1,530 solar PV modules) - on a non-domestic pitched rooftop, to produce low carbon renewable energy for the site. This system will reduce 135 tonnes of CO2e carbon annually
As published by the council, reference 26/01696/PDV14J
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01696/PDV14J
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Oct 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- DEFRA CHECK (CLEAR)
- ANTI-REFLECTION GLASS
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- GLINT AND GLARE STATEMENT (PITCHED ROOF)
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SECTION DETAIL
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING 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's median decision took 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tonbridge and Malling's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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