Former Garden Centre North Of Udimore Farm Ightham Bypass Ightham Sevenoaks Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01571/FL - Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

The provision of a Sand and Fibre Manege. 20m x 40m with 1.5m high timber post and rail perimeter fence Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:56

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Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Consultation

9 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Oct 2026 and 31 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

Documents 8

Site constraints 7

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Methodist Chapel, Grade II, 55 m away

The site itself is not listed. 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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Ightham 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 · 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: Planning Permission
Postcode: TN15 9AQ
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish: Ightham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Sonnex Surveying Limited

Decision outlook

Day 46 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides extensions by day 62.

prediction

Day 4616 days to the predicted decision (day 62)

43%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

427decided 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 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15176659
Planning Portal ref: PP-15176659
Consultation: 9 Sept 2026
Comments by: 30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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

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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

Former Garden Centre North Of Udimore Farm Ightham Bypass Ightham Sevenoaks Kent Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 3

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 1

Site constraints 7

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Decision outlook

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