559 Maidstone Road Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00051/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI about 383 m away: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Blue Bell Hill built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £110,000 in July 1999. Terraced house, freehold.

30 July 1999£110,000
29 November 1996£77,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
ME5 9QP
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LM Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 43 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 62 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
427decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14583885
Planning Portal ref
PP-14583885
Neighbours
16 Feb 2026
Consultation
16 Feb 2026
Comments by
11 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.