Canham Business Centre 426 Vale Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1SW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00440/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed extension to existing office building to include erection of a first-floor extension over the existing lobby area and internal amendments to provide a mezzanine landing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Green belt about 72 m away: London.
Not affected
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 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
TN9 1SW
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster 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-14772781
Planning Portal ref
PP-14772781
Neighbours
1 May 2026
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
26 May 2026
Site or press notice
5 May 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jun 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