Development Site Southern Part Of Former Aylesford Quarry Rochester Road Aylesford Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01768/RD - Reserved Details Registered

Proposal

Details of condition 30ii ( Program of post excavation assessment and publication) Pursuant to planning permission Outline Application: A later living community comprising up to 180 age restricted dwellings (ClassC3), up to 191 extra care houses and apartments (Class C2) with associated community facilities within a central hub building, an 80 bed care home (Class C2), up to 70 key worker apartments, a new facility for the local Scouts and parking, associated green infrastructure including landscaping, public open space, allotments, biodiversity enhancements and associated accesses to Rochester Road and Bull Lane Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 18 Nov 2026. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 2

SSSI 193 m away: Aylesford Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 29 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
Reserved Details
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083419
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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