Land Rear Of 239 To 259 London Road West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01459/AT - Advertisement Consent Registered

Proposal

Advertisement Consent: 2x free standing internally illuminated ground mounted entrance signs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent advertisement consent.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Conservation area 59 m away: West Malling; Green belt 34 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tetlow King Planning

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 85% of advertisement consent in Tonbridge are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
14decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15100387
Planning Portal ref
PP-15100387
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026