Land South Of Pilgrims Rest Church Road Offham West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01630/AGN - Prior Notification Agriculture Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for a Farm Machine store, on field behind and to North of Pilgrims Rest, Church Road, Offham Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:56

Application progress

✓

Received

3 Sept 2026

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Refused

30 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 5

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Walnut Tree Cottages, Grade II, 51 m away

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Offham built-up area; Green belt 24 m away: London; 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 · No scheduled monument 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: Prior Notification Agriculture
Received: 3 Sept 2026
Validated: 3 Sept 2026
Ward: East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish: Offham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Sept 2026
Decision: Requires Permission
Decision date: 30 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: hales marshall design architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 23 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 50 for prior approvals. Refused, as 13% of prior approvals here are.

This one27d

Council50d

UK33d

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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15196178
Planning Portal ref: PP-15196178
Statutory expiry: 30 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

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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