Ryefields Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01116/FL - Planning Permission Refused
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of a replacement detached garage with external staircase and office in roofspace Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY AND CONSTRAINTS Report · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF 1242 LP 01 LOCATION PLANS AND EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1242 FP 02 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1242 FP 02 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1242 FP 01 EXISTING FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1242 E 01 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1242 BP 01 PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Drawing · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF RYARSH PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Response · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
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; Conservation area 52 m away: Ryarsh Village; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ryarsh built-up area; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £735,000 in April 2018. Detached house, freehold.

13 April 2018£735,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
ME19 5LW
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
Parish
Ryarsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kevin Wise Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 63 for demolitions. Refused, as 5% of demolitions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14979282
Planning Portal ref
PP-14979282
Neighbours
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
29 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Enlargement of existing ground floor side extension to enable provision of pitched roofs…
23/03522/FL
2020 Refused
Single storey rear extension, substantially replace single storey side extension with a t…
20/01692/FL
2020 Approved
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of detached outbuilding
20/00410/LDP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
CLEGGETTS FARMHOUSE, CHAPEL STREET, RYARSH, WEST MALLING, ME19 5LW
T 1 cedar tree - section fell, leaving stumps as low as possible. This tree is causing da…
24/00937/PA
2024 Approved
CLEGGETTS FARMHOUSE, CHAPEL STREET, RYARSH, WEST MALLING, ME19 5LW
T 1 cedar tree - section fell, leaving stumps as low as possible. This tree is causing da…
24/00937/PA
2024 Approved
Cleggetts Farmhouse Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
T 1 cedar tree - section fell, leaving stumps as low as possible. This tree is causing da…
24/00937/TNCA
2024 Approved
Cleggetts Farmhouse Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
T 1 cedar tree - section fell, leaving stumps as low as possible. This tree is causing da…
24/00937/TNCA
2024 Approved
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
2x Ash trees (Applicants ref T1) previously reduced - reduce back to previous reduction p…
24/00404/TNCA
2024 Approved
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
2x Ash trees (Applicants ref T1) previously reduced - reduce back to previous reduction p…
24/00404/TNCA
2024 Approved
THE BARN, CHAPEL STREET, RYARSH, WEST MALLING, ME19 5LW
2x Ash trees (Applicants ref T1) previously reduced - reduce back to previous reduction p…
24/00404/PA
2024 Approved
THE BARN, CHAPEL STREET, RYARSH, WEST MALLING, ME19 5LW
2x Ash trees (Applicants ref T1) previously reduced - reduce back to previous reduction p…
24/00404/PA
2020 Approved
Old House 89 Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Holly tree to be removed
20/01592/TPOC
2018 Approved
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Proposed porch
18/01517/FL
2018 Approved
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Proposed porch
18/01517/FL
2017 Approved
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Single storey side/rear extension, rear porch to converted barn and 2 rooflights to East…
17/02179/FL
2017 Withdrawn
The Barn Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Single storey side extension
17/01212/FL
2016 Approved
Dingle Dell Cottage 88 Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Demolition of an existing single garage, replaced with construction of a new oak framed g…
16/03410/FL
2016 Approved
Old House 89 Chapel Street Ryarsh West Malling Kent ME19 5LW
Removal of holly tree over drive to the garage
16/00551/TNCA
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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use