77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00956/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Sept 2026, 07:44

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Application progress

✓

Received

19 May 2026

✓

Validated

9 Jun 2026

✓

Consultation

31 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 71

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Decision · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Report · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 57

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 73, High Street

List entry 1069973 · 24 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 ↗

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Scheduled monument 82 m away: Tonbridge Castle

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 ↗

Conservation area 19 m away: Tonbridge

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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 ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Flood defence 47 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 75 year flood); Air quality management area 54 m away: Tonbridge and Malling - Tonbridge High Street AQMA.

Not affected

Not green belt

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Important details

Council: Tonbridge
Application type: Planning Permission
Postcode: TN9 1RX
Received: 19 May 2026
Validated: 9 Jun 2026
Ward: Cage Green And Angel
Parish: Tonbridge
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 10 Sept 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 8 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Architecture Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 26 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 65 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

This one91d

Council65d

UK56d

39%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

54comments received

45 objecting7 neutral2 supporting

83% object · above the UK average of 74%

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14934883
Planning Portal ref: PP-14934883
Neighbours: 10 Jun 2026
Consultation: 31 Jul 2026
Comments by: 14 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 17 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Aug 2026
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

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21/01807/LDP 26 Aug 2021

2018 Approved

Subdivision of retail unit to form 3 retail units at ground floor, including the creation…

18/00893/FL 14 Nov 2018

2018 Approved

Subdivision of retail unit to form 3 retail units at ground floor, including the creation…

18/00893/FL 14 Nov 2018

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

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