43 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6HF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01844/LB - Listed Building Consent Registered

Proposal

Listed Building Application (retrospective) For the installation of an automated defribrillator on the front elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
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Validated
14 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Tonbridge's recent listed building works.

Comments are open until 7 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Brook House
List entry 1292788 · 2 m away · 59 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 55 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.
Show the other 59 with distances
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 23 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 ↗
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; 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 16 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 £1,600,000 in September 2022. Other property, freehold.

23 September 2022£1,600,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area686 m² (7,384 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 25)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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 6HF
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Fernham Homes
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides listed building works by day 63.

Day 1449 days to the predicted decision (day 63)
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.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15257714
Planning Portal ref
PP-15257714
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
7 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 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

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.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.