186A To 186E Tonbridge Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5NS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01148/LDP - Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: The occupation of the dwelling house for individuals living as a household (Use Class C3(c)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Oct 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Crossways Stores
List entry 1320073 · 19 m away · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 9 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 ↗
Wateringbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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; SSSI 357 m away: Wateringbury SSSI; Inside the Wateringbury built-up area; Air quality management area 0 m away: Tonbridge and Malling - Wateringbury AQMA; Green belt 63 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Lawful Development Cert Proposed NEW
Postcode
ME18 5NS
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
Wateringbury
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings