Land North East And South Of 161 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01226/RD - Reserved Details Registered
New homes

Proposal

Details of condition 8 (Archaeological WSI) pursuant to planning permission and appeal ref :APP/ Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of up to 52 residential dwellings, including affordable housing, open space and landscaping, roads, parking, drainage and earthworks Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jun 2026
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Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 8 Oct 2026; it is now day 101.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND RECORDING Report · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CONDITION 8 COVER LETTER Correspondence · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m.
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.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Reserved Details
Postcode
ME19 6JE
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 101, past the statutory target. 70% of new homes 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 8 Oct 2026.

Day 10145 days past the 56-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15046249
Planning Portal ref
PP-15046249
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
122 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JD
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2023 Approved
122 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JD
Like for like replacement of all 1st floor front windows and front door
23/00789/FL
2020 Approved
Belvidere Oast 165 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JE
Two storey extension, dormer window, three rooflights, installation of new window and doo…
20/01702/FL
2018 Refused
Belvidere Oast 165 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JE
Proposed new entrance to No.165 Wateringbury Road
18/01106/FL
2018 Refused
Belvidere Oast 165 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JE
Proposed new entrance to No.165 Wateringbury Road
18/01106/FL
2019 Approved
122 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JD
Listed Building Application: Replacement of three windows
19/02135/LB
2019 Approved
122 Wateringbury Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6JD
Listed Building Application: Replacement of three windows
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2017 Approved
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Listed Building Application: oak framed porch with steps and dwarf ragstone walls
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2017 Approved
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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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