48 High Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01279/PDVMA - commercial business to residential PD Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of use from class E (hairdressers salon) to C3 (Dwelling) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Validated
16 Jul 2026
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Consultation
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING BH003 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Decision · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING BH002 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING BH001 PROPOSED AND EXISTING PLANS Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 45, High Street
List entry 1070499 · 28 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 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 ↗
East Malling Village conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 138 m away: Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James
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 ↗
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

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
commercial business to residential PD
Postcode
ME19 6AL
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Approved (PD)
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 11 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 65 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15064061
Planning Portal ref
PP-15064061
Neighbours
20 Jul 2026
Consultation
20 Jul 2026
Comments by
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2024 Refused
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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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