17 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QH Data via plota.co.uk

25/01213/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear extension, new roof light windows to roof and associated alterations to existing house, plus roof extension and associated works to annex and garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2025
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Validated
30 Jul 2025
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Approved
24 Sept 2025

Approved on 24 Sept 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 18

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated report Decision · 24 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision · 24 Sept 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Design access heritage statement Other · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Design access heritage statement Other · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF Proposed floor plans Dwg 2298(21)00A Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing and proposed roof plan Dwg 2298(21)03A Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing elevations Dwg 2298(30)00 Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed elevations Dwg 2298(31)00A Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing section AA Dwg 2298(40)00 Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed sections Dwg 2298(41)00A Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing floor plans Dwg 2298(20)00 Drawing · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Location plan and existing and proposed block plans Dwg 2298(10)00A Other · 19 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form Application Form · 30 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Conservation officer comments Consultee Response · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF West Malling PC comments Consultee Response · 21 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Historic England Consultee Response · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Press Notice Other · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Site notice Other · 6 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 17, High Street
List entry 1292845 · 1 m away · 50 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 46 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 ↗
West Malling 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 154 m away: St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane
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
Public footpath 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the West Malling built-up area; 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

Checked on 15 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 1

Last sold for £615,000 in April 2021. Detached house, freehold.

1 April 2021£615,000

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

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME19 6QH
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Target decision
24 Sept 2025
Decision
Approved
Decision date
24 Sept 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 63 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
98decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14181943_C
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replace…
23/00994/LB
2023 Approved
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear exten…
23/00993/FL
2022 Approved
Magnolia (T1)-reduce by pollarding to 6m height and 6m spread
22/00036/TNCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
41, Swan Street, West Malling, ME19 6JU
Listed Building Application: Repairs to roof
25/01927/LB
2025 Approved
41, Swan Street, West Malling, ME19 6JU
Listed Building Application: Repairs to roof
25/01927/LB
2025 Approved
LAND OPPOSITE 9, High Street, West Malling
1 x Pear (standing opposite 2/4 King Street) - Reduce by up to 30% back to previous points
25/01781/PA
2025 Approved
LAND OPPOSITE 9, High Street, West Malling
1 x Pear (standing opposite 2/4 King Street) - Reduce by up to 30% back to previous points
25/01781/PA
2025 Approved
LAND OPPOSITE 9, High Street, West Malling
1 x dead Hawthorn (standing opposite 4 King Street) - Fell as specified
25/01783/PA
2025 Approved
LAND OPPOSITE 9, High Street, West Malling
1 x dead Hawthorn (standing opposite 4 King Street) - Fell as specified
25/01783/PA
2024 Approved
36 - 38, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QR
Listed Building Application: Conversion of the ground floor existing kitchen area, toilet…
24/02063/PA
2025 Refused
36 - 38, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QR
Formation of flat at ground floor and change of use to dwelling
25/00660/PA
2024 Approved
36 - 38, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QR
Listed Building Application: Conversion of the ground floor existing kitchen area, toilet…
24/02063/PA
2025 Refused
36 - 38, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QR
Formation of flat at ground floor and change of use to dwelling
25/00660/PA
2024 Approved
36 38, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QR
Listed Building Application: Conversion of the ground floor existing kitchen area, toilet…
24/02063/LB
2025 Refused
36 38, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QR
Formation of flat at ground floor and change of use to dwelling
25/00660/FL
2024 Approved
36 38, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QR
Listed Building Application: Conversion of the ground floor existing kitchen area, toilet…
24/02063/LB
2025 Refused
36 38, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QR
Formation of flat at ground floor and change of use to dwelling
25/00660/FL
2025 Approved
17, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QH
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear exten…
25/01212/HH
2025 Approved
17, High Street, West Malling, ME19 6QH
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear exten…
25/01212/HH
2025 Approved
17, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QH
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear exten…
25/01212/PA
2025 Approved
17, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QH
Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replace…
25/01213/PA
2025 Approved
17, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QH
Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replacement single storey rear exten…
25/01212/PA
2025 Approved
17, HIGH STREET, WEST MALLING, ME19 6QH
Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear extension, erection of a replace…
25/01213/PA
2016 Approved
28 King Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QT
Details of materials pursuant to condition 2 of TM/15/03392/LB (Demolition of existing re…
16/01754/LRD
2016 Approved
19 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JU
S73 application to vary condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission TM/14/00381/FL…
16/01578/FL
2016 Approved
21 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JU
S73 application to vary condition 3 (opening hours) of planning permission TM/13/00658/FL…
16/01579/FL
2016 Approved
Priors House 18 King Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QT
Listed Building Application: Demolition of existing rear lean-to and erect new extension…
16/00219/LB
2016 Approved
Priors House 18 King Street West Malling Kent ME19 6QT
Demolition of existing rear lean-to and erect new extension to enclose new stairs
16/00231/FL
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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

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.