Unit A Riverside Business Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6WT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01224/AT - Advertisement Consent Registered

Proposal

Advertisement consent: 2 New Main Building Signs on the Offices and a Replacement Gatehouse Sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
16 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

The consultation period closed on 11 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 290 m away: Holborough to Burham Marshes SSSI; Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
ME20 6WT
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Larkfield
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 76% of commercial premises in Tonbridge are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
89decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15029049
Planning Portal ref
PP-15029049
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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