Wealden Hall 773 London Road Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00629/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Application: 1x new pictorial panel to existing post and gibbet, 1x new pictorial panel to existing wall mounted gibbet, 1x fascia sign, 1x set of sign written letters and logo, 1x menu case, 1x door plaque, 1x lantern, 5x floodlights, 7x amenity signs, 1x corex sign, 3x staff only signs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
8 May 2026
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: The Wealden Hall Restaurant
List entry 1070501 · 0 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Tonbridge and Malling - Larkfield AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,641,673 in April 2018. Other property, freehold.

30 April 2018£2,641,673Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME20 6DE
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Larkfield
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ashleigh Signs
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, about the council's usual 69 days. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14834908
Planning Portal ref
PP-14834908
Neighbours
8 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.