84 Barden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02020/PDVMA - commercial business to residential PD Registered
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of use from class E (office) to C3 (Dwelling) to form 1x dwelling and ancillary gym and home office Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Dec 2026 and 5 Jan 2027, from Tonbridge's recent changes of use.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PRIOR APPROVAL STATEMENT Report · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF EX105 C EXISTING OUTBUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PE01 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PFP01 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EX105 D PROPOSED OUTBUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Green belt 90 m away: London.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
commercial business to residential PD
Postcode
TN9 1UB
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Judd
Parish
Tonbridge
Target decision
20 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
3d Planning Design

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides changes of use by day 64.

Day 262 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
38%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
47decided 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.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15320268
Planning Portal ref
PP-15320268
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/22/01499/FL to allow retention of existi…
23/00141/NMA
2022 Approved
Proposed conversion and extension to the side of the existing front building, including r…
22/01499/FL
2021 Refused
Proposed conversion and extension to existing building to form 1 no. 2-bed flat, 1 no. 1…
21/02476/FL
2021 Refused
Proposed conversion and extension to existing building to form 1 no. 2-bed flat, 1 no. 1…
21/00630/FL
Within ~100m

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2025 Approved
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2023 Approved
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First floor storey rear extension
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Prior Notification under class MA of part 3: change of use from Gymnasium (Class E) to 3…
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2021 Decided
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21/01678/FL
2021 Approved
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Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: roof extensions to main rear roofslope and side…
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2021 Approved
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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