Hadlow Rural Community School Tonbridge Road Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0AU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00910/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of heating and ventilation system with external Air Conditioning condensers to Main teaching block, new maintenance staircase and ancillary alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 May 2026
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Documents 25

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Hadlow built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
TN11 0AU
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Bourne
Parish
Hadlow (Hadlow)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
DHA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 9 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 64 for full applications. Approved, as 95% of full applications here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
274decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14852692
Neighbours
8 Jun 2026
Consultation
8 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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