Trench Farm Coldharbour Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01451/FL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary Conditions 2 (External Materials), 3 (Approved Plans), 4 (External Lighting), 5 (Levels), 6 (Surface and Foul Water Drainage), 7 (Contamination Investigation and Remediation), 8 (Remediation Verification Report) and 10 (Landscaping and Boundary Treatments) of planning permission , as subsequently amended under applications and . The proposed variations seek to facilitate the separate construction of the two plots, enable the submission of condition details on a plot-by-plot basis, update the approved drainage and contamination remediation schemes, and amend the design of Plot A through a reduced roof pitch to the barn wing and minor fenestration changes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Consultation
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 17

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Associated applications 6

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Site constraints 5

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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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 52 m away: Coldharbour, Hildenborough.
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 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 £515,750 in October 2019. Other property, freehold.

11 October 2019£515,750Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
TN11 9LE
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Hildenborough
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Highgate Planning and Development Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15084106
Planning Portal ref
PP-15084106
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.