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Offham Methodist Church Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PE

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01826/FL

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use and re-modelling of redundant Methodist Church (Class F.1) to a Residential Assessment Centre of Families in connection with social care provision (C2 Use)

As published by the council, reference 26/01826/FL

Application record

Reference
26/01826/FL
Status
Registered
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME19 5PE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01435/FL Granted

    Offham Methodist Church Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PE

    Part Retrospective application for the change of use and re-modelling of the Methodist Church (F.1 Use) to a 1 x 4-bed Dwellinghouse (C3 Use) consistent with previous permissions issued under 19/01349/FL & 21/02364/NMA

    Decided 25 Sep 2026
  • 22/00784/FL Withdrawn

    Offham Methodist Church Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PE

    Proposed change of use and remodelling of existing church to create single dwelling house (Resubmission of TM/19/01349/FL)

    Decided 23 Nov 2022 Full applications
  • 21/02364/NMA Granted

    Offham Methodist Church Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PE

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/19/01349/FL: to install a first floor to the rear extension, raise the ridge of the rear extension by 750mm, install bifold doors to the extension, install a circular window to gable of rear extension and replace existing windows

    Decided 13 Jun 2022 Amendments
  • 19/01349/FL Granted

    Offham Methodist Church Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5PE

    Proposed change of use and remodelling of existing church to create single dwelling-house

    Decided 9 Aug 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 December 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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