Former Somerfield Distribution Centre Station Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01405/OB106D - details pursuant to S106 obligation Registered

Proposal

Details of Viability Appraisal Update submitted pursuant to S106 Agreement on (Construction of 92 dwellings with associated parking, roads, landscaping and public open space (Revised scheme to that approved under application ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 3 Jul 2026.

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Site constraints 5

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 ↗
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 2; Conservation area 69 m away: Aylesford; 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
details pursuant to S106 obligation
Postcode
ME20 7QR
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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