165 Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01400/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Application: Replace existing slate roof covering and inspect and repair damage to roof timbers caused by installation of closed cell insulation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 147-165, Norman Road
List entry 1209119 · 19 m away
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 ↗
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; Green belt 12 m away: London; Inside the West Malling built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME19 6RW
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 13 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 69 for listed building works. Approved, as 97% of listed building works here are.

35%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
68decided 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.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15109240
Planning Portal ref
PP-15109240
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

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