77 - 81 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01721/FL - Planning Permission Registered
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Section 73 application to remove condition 5 ( Sound Insulation Assessment) of planning permission TM/26/00956/FL Subdivision of existing commercial unit to form five commercial units including installation of new shopfronts Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
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Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 11 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF CONDITION 5 REMOVAL STATEMENT Other · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 73, High Street
List entry 1069973 · 17 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 88 m away: Tonbridge Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Tonbridge; Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Air quality management area 47 m away: Tonbridge and Malling - Tonbridge High Street AQMA.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

Building

Floor area1,496 m² (16,103 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 79)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
TN9 1RX
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architecture Design Limited

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

84 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PLP-00008435
Neighbours
18 Sept 2026
Consultation
18 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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
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

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.