Unit 1 Invicta Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 7FG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended)- Installation of approximately 750 PV panels and associated equipment to the roof of the existing industrial building Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £3,777,059 in February 2014. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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
- PD solar equipment non-domestic premises
- Postcode
- ME20 7FG
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Ditton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 14 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Agent
- Jones Lang LaSalle Limited
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 21 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 68 for commercial premises. Approved, as 94% of commercial premises here are.
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15172743
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15172743
- Consultation
- 28 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 2 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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.
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