Land South Of M20 And West Of Greystones Roughetts Road Ryarsh West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00474/MIN - Mineral Related Proposal Refused

Proposal

Consultation by Kent County Council: Proposed quarry for the extraction of sand, alteration to an existing access, together with infrastructure including haul road, ancillary offices, weighbridge, attenuation pond, landscaped bunds and mineral processing plant. Restoration by means of backfilling with imported inert materials and reinstatement to agriculture and biodiversity enhancement works (KCC reference ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
30 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
20 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 23

Consultation & comments 20

PDF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION Consultee Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OBJECTION COMMENT Objection Comment · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 18 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 12 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 12 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 12 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Neighbour Response · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 29 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Ryarsh built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Mineral Related Proposal
Postcode
ME19 5LF
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
Parish
Ryarsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Objection Be Raised
Decision date
20 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 26 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 68 for commercial premises. Refused, as 6% of commercial premises here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Comments by
13 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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