Gibson Building Gibson Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4LZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01631/RD - Reserved Details Registered

Proposal

Details of Condition 4 -(Acoustic Planning Compliance Report ) 7 (External Lighting Compliance Statement prepared by ECO MEP) pursuant to planning permission Refurbishment of Gibson East office building, comprising the removal of a corridor link to the grade II listed Gibson West building (and remedial works to the listed facade) minor changes to the external envelope of Gibson East (new external doors / windows and the addition of PV cells to the pitched roof), modifications to site parking and internal circulation, addition of a plant enclosure, single-storey external store, refuse store and cycle shelter Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
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Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 12 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Gibson Building
List entry 1387787 · 5 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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; Inside the Kings Hill built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

Building

Floor area3,244 m² (34,918 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 102)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, 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
Reserved Details
Postcode
ME19 4LZ
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Kings Hill
Parish
Kings Hill
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Hazle McCormack Young LLP

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15197797
Planning Portal ref
PP-15197797
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 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

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.