Shell Wrotham Heath Petrol Filling Station London Road Wrotham Heath Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RX Data via plota.co.uk

25/02160/TEN - Prior Notification Telecoms Approved

Proposal

Prior Telecommunications Notification: Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) The proposed installation of a telecommunications base station compromising a 20m monopole supporting of 6no. antennas and 2no dishes, together with 3no ground based equipment cabinets, 1no meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including concrete bollards Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Dec 2025
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Consultation
20 Jan 2026
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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
Inside the Wrotham Heath built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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.

Building

Floor area113 m² (1,216 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 32)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Prior Notification Telecoms
Postcode
TN15 7RX
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Dec 2025
Ward
Borough Green And Platt
Parish
Platt
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Deemed to be approved
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Perry Williams Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 77 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 50 for prior approvals. Approved, as 87% of prior approvals here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
37decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14585353
Planning Portal ref
PP-14585353
Consultation
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
26 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 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

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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.