84 Barden Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1UB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01604/PDVMA - commercial business to residential PD Registered

Proposal

Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Change of use from offices (Class E) to 2 residential flats (Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Oct 2026 and 8 Nov 2026, from Tonbridge's recent new homes.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Green belt 90 m away: London.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
commercial business to residential PD
Postcode
TN9 1UB
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Judd
Parish
Tonbridge
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
3d Planning Design

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides new homes by day 66.

Day 1749 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
30%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
41decided 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.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15188605
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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