Cobtree House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01804/FL - Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Change of use from Office E (g)(i) and residential flat (C3) at first floor to Children's nursery use class E(f) with covered external stairs and enclosed flat roof area Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:23

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Application progress

✓

Received

28 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

2 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Tonbridge's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 13

Site constraints 7

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: 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 4; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Ightham built-up area; 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.

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Important details

Council: Tonbridge
Application type: Planning Permission
Postcode: TN15 9DA
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 2 Oct 2026
Ward: Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish: Ightham
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Harringtons 2006

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides changes of use by day 65.

prediction

Day 758 days to the predicted decision (day 65)

39%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15248175
Planning Portal ref: PP-15248175
Neighbours: 5 Oct 2026
Consultation: 5 Oct 2026
Comments by: 28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

2 Chapel Row Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9AG

Erection of a new front porch, insertion of a roof light to rear and external alterations

22/00901/FL 17 Jun 2022

2017 Approved

Little Cobs Cobs Close Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DB

Garage conversion

17/03374/FL 5 Mar 2018

2016 Approved

Nutlands Cottage Oldbury Lane IghthamTN5 Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DA

Change of use and extension of garage to annexe accommodation

16/03151/FL 12 Dec 2016

Tonbridge

Planning Authority Score

4/10

Below average

#193 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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