85 - 87 High Street West Malling Kent ME19 6NA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01416/AT - Advertisement Consent Registered

Proposal

Advertisement consent: Installation of non-illuminated aluminium letters to existing timber fascia Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent advertisement consent. Comments are open until 14 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Andrew Smith Huntsman Stedham Stedham (85 and 97) Andrew Smith (89) Huntsman (91) and 83 Is the Flat Behind
List entry 1209090 · 7 m from the pin · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 66 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
West Malling conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 67 m away: St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane
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
Inside the West Malling built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 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
ME19 6NA
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Astley Signs

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides advertisement consent by day 65.

Day 2540 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
25%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
12decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14997356
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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