Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Royal Mail Sorting Office 20 Vale Rise Tonbridge Kent TN9 1AA

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01696/PDV14J

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
Registered
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
14 Sep 2026
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN9 1AA

Comment by 8 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Tonbridge and Malling through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ineco Energy Ltd Agent, registered in Kenilworth

Active · incorporated 2016 · Kenilworth

21 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 100% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

  • DEFRA CHECK (CLEAR) Other · 14 Sep 2026
  • ANTI-REFLECTION GLASS Other · 14 Sep 2026
  • LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 14 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 14 Sep 2026
  • GLINT AND GLARE STATEMENT (PITCHED ROOF) Report · 14 Sep 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 14 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED SECTION DETAIL Drawing · 14 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 14 Sep 2026
  • PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 14 Sep 2026
  • EXISTING ROOF PLAN Drawing · 14 Sep 2026

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

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's median decision took 62 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 20, Royal Mail Sorting Office, Vale Rise, Tonbridge, TN9 1AA

    25/01362/FL Submitted 14 Aug 2025 2m away

    Installation of a new steel ramp, leading from the Royal Mail operations floor to the lower level ground floor parking area.

    Granted Full applications 8 docs

  • ROYAL MAIL SORTING OFFICE, 20, VALE RISE, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1AA

    25/01362/PA Submitted 14 Aug 2025 53m away

    Installation of a new steel ramp, leading from the Royal Mail operations floor to the lower level ground floor parking area.

    Granted Prior approval 8 docs

  • Land Rear Of 7 And 9 Vale Rise Tonbridge Kent TN9 1TB

    21/02430/FL Submitted 8 Sep 2021 122m away

    Erection of single storey dwelling

    Refused Full applications 15 docs
    Small domestic

  • LAND REAR OF 7 AND 9, VALE RISE, Tonbridge

    22/00681/FL Submitted 23 Mar 2022 125m away

    Erection of single storey domestic dwelling and associated parking, including a new drop kerb

    Refused Full applications 17 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land Fronting Vale Rise At Colas Roads Ltd Vale Road Tonbridge Kent

    21/01492/RD Submitted 25 May 2021 126m away

    Details of condition 9 (external lighting) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/00098/FL (Development to provide 15 industrial units for use in association with Use Class B1(c) (light industrial), B2 (general industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) with ancillary trade counters and associated servicing, parking and landscaping)

    Granted Outline 11 docs

  • Land Fronting Vale Rise At Colas Roads Ltd Vale Road Tonbridge Kent

    22/01536/RD Submitted 13 Jul 2022 130m away

    Details of condition 28 (Verification report) 29 (monitoring and maintenance scheme ) pursuant to planning permission TM/20/00098/FL Development of 15 industrial units for use in association with Use Class B1(c) (light industrial), B2 (general industrial) and B8 (storage and distribution) with ancillary trade counters and associated servicing, parking and landscaping

    Granted Outline 15 docs