Development Site Formerly Lake Cottage West Of Thorndike Close Aylesford Kent ME20 7XJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01914/RM - Approval of Reserved Matters Registered

Proposal

Reserved matters: Details of Layout, Appearance and Landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission (Outline application: All matters reserved except for Access and Scale for the principle residential development - up to 7 dwellings with associated access (via Thorndike Close), parking and private and public amenity areas) including Conditions 8 (refuse storage & collection), 11 (external lighting), 14 (hard & soft landscaping), 15 (car parking), 16 (external materials) and 17 (contamination) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Dec 2026 and 10 Jan 2027, from Tonbridge's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 25 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 239 m away: Aylesford Pit SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 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.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME20 7XJ
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Andrew Wells Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides new homes by day 72.

Day 3042 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
29%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
90decided 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

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15245405
Planning Portal ref
PP-15245405
Consultation
2 Nov 2026
Comments by
25 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
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