Land At Junction Of Leybourne Way And 404 New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01714/FL - Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Construction of three detached 3-bedroom houses on open land adjacent to 404 New Hythe Lane, Larkfield. Forming new crossover onto site, driveway, hardstandings, landscape and site boundary fences Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Tonbridge's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Public footpath 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
Planning Permission
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Larkfield
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Lees Architects

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides new homes by day 65.

Day 2342 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
34%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
66decided in the last year

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

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15204890
Planning Portal ref
PP-15204890
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
22 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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