Development Site Formerly Lake Cottage West Of Thorndike Close Aylesford Kent ME20 7XJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01916/RD - Reserved Details Registered

Proposal

Details of Conditions 5 (Geoarchaeology and Archaeology Report ), 6 (Sustainable drainage system), 7 (Foul sewage disposal) and 10 (Construction management plan) submitted pursuant to planning permission ( Outline application: All matters reserved except for Access and Scale for the principle residential development - up to 7 dwellings with associated access (via Thorndike Close), parking and private and public amenity areas) Allen Environmental Archaeology - Potential for Geoarchaeology and Archaeology Report (6th October 2026) CEP - Drainage Strategy TBC - October 2026 Construction Management Plan - October 2026 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
SSSI 239 m away: Aylesford Pit SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Reserved Details
Postcode
ME20 7XJ
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15279316
Planning Portal ref
PP-15279316
Consultation
2 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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