Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council decided more than 1,800 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 6% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 59 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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13 August 2026 · Approved
Development Site South Of Hillberry Farm Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent · 25/01383/FL
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4 August 2026 · Refused
Land North Of Drayhorse Meadow Fields Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent · 25/01412/FL
Figures for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,800 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 6%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 59 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 4%of more than 390 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 40plan adopted 2007 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“…the Council and Appellant are in agreement that the supply of deliverable housing sites in the Borough is currently at a level of 2.89 years, and I have no substantive basis to consider differently. This again is therefore not included…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework); • the effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issue is whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, effect on the openness and, if the proposal is inappropriate development…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies. • The effect of the proposal on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.