Addington Quarry Addington Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent

Registered 26/00836/MIN
Council
Date received
5 May 2026
Date validated
5 May 2026
Postcode
ME19

Description

Consultation by KCC: The winning and working of minerals (silica and building sand) in the form of a lateral northerly extension to the existing quarry with restoration to original ground levels to be achieved via infilling the quarry void with imported inert construction and demolition waste (C&DW); the permanent storage of indigenous overburden materials within the main quarry void for the purposes of buttressing the reservoir to the West of the main quarry void; the temporary diversion of Footpaths MR183 and MR165; the erection of an earthen screening bund; the revised phasing of extraction, infilling, buttressing and restoration works permitted at the Site to be secured via the relinquishment of all extant planning permissions and previous Section 106 legal agreements at the Site; and the progressive restoration of the Site to agriculture and biodiversity afteruses (KCC REF: KCC/TM/0006/2026)

3.5/10
Planning Authority Score
#214 of 282

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 282. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Tonbridge decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #49 of 282
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #87 of 282
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (71%) #234 of 282
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #227 of 282
86%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
100%
Change of use approved
6 decided
891
Total decisions
53 refused in 2025