Development Site 32 And 34 Tower View Kings Hill West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01530/OA - Outline Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Outline Planning Application (all matters reserved except for access) for the demolition of existing buildings (32 and 34 Tower View) and erection of up to 75no. residential dwellings, together with access, internal roads, parking, landscaping, drainage and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Target date was 14 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent demolitions.

A re-consultation started on 7 Oct 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Documents 38

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument about 78 m away: World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Kings Hill built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Outline Planning Permission
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Kings Hill
Parish
Kings Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 70, past Tonbridge's usual 63 days for demolitions. 81% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 18 Nov 2026.

Day 7021 days to the 91-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

112 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15052615
Planning Portal ref
PP-15052615
Neighbours
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
7 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 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