The Scared Crow 79 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Associated applications 2
- Change of use of public house to form a 3 bed dwelling.
Conditions 3 discharged
Site constraints 6
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tonbridge
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- ME19 6RB
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 9 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 65 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14638666
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14638666
- Neighbours
- 12 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 12 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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