First Floor Of 10 And 12 High Street Snodland Kent ME6 5DF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00323/PDVMA - commercial business to residential PD Refused

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of use from class E (office) to C3 (Dwelling) to form a 1x bedroom flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Feb 2026
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Refused
1 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
commercial business to residential PD
Postcode
ME6 5DF
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Snodland East And Ham Hill
Parish
Snodland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused (PD)
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kentec Draughting Services Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14481252
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Site notice
9 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 performance
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