Keepers Lodge Common Road Chatham Kent ME5 9RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01216/FL - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Single-storey front extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
21 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
SSSI 21 m away: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 4; Priority habitat 19 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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.

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
ME5 9RJ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Wouldham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 33 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 60 for extensions. Refused, as 4% of extensions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
455decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15001195
Planning Portal ref
PP-15001195
Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 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
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.