St Ives Pilgrims Way Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01144/FL - Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Demolition of existing property and replacement of a detached 3x bedroom dwelling (self build) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026; it is now day 95.

A re-consultation started on 11 Sept 2026. The council has not yet published the new comment deadline.

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
National nature reserve 31 m away: North Kent Woods and Downs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
SSSI 31 m away: Halling to Trottiscliffe 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 1
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 2; Priority habitat 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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 3

Last sold for £650,000 in March 2024. Detached house, freehold.

7 March 2024£650,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
3 July 2023£560,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
23 September 2008£265,000

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

Building

Floor area64 m² (689 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (25 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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
ME19 5EP
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish
Trottiscliffe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Central Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 95, past the statutory target. 81% of demolitions in Tonbridge are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 9539 days past the 56-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15012617
Planning Portal ref
PP-15012617
Neighbours
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 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

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

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.

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.