The Bramleys Hill Top Farm The Heath East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01189/LDE - Lawful Development Cert Existing NEW Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Continued use of a single dwelling house, occupied by persons not solely, mainly or lastly employed within agriculture (non-compliance with approved application with reference MK/4.//) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Consultation
8 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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; 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 6 October 2026. 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
Lawful Development Cert Existing NEW
Postcode
ME19 6JL
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Certifies
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
BTF Partnership

Public comments

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15033476
Planning Portal ref
PP-15033476
Neighbours
8 Jul 2026
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 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