The Oast House Philpots Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 8PB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00488/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Single storey rear extension, nine skylights increased height of 2 roundel windows and 3 dining room windows, internal alterations to the first floor, remove existing stair and insert new stair in the roundel (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Jul 2026

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Outbuilding immediately north east of Oldhouse Farmhouse, Grade II, 52 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Priority habitat 40 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
TN11 8PB
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Hildenborough
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 23 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 65 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
274decided 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

Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
22 May 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