Unit 11a Munday Industrial Estate Morley Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01433/PDV14J - PD solar equipment non-domestic premises Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended): Addition of solar panels for commercial use to roof shipping containers as per attached drawing Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

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.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
PD solar equipment non-domestic premises
Postcode
TN9 1RA
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
philip holley architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 14 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 68 for commercial premises. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15090875
Planning Portal ref
PP-15090875
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 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