49 new applications across Tonbridge and Malling: 1,530 solar panels on the Tonbridge sorting office, five homes at Addington and a 10m mast in Aylesford.
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council validated 49 planning applications in the fortnight from 14 September. The biggest by far is a solar roof on the Royal Mail sorting office in Tonbridge. Eleven new homes are proposed across six sites, the largest being five at Addington.
The figures come from the council’s weekly lists for the weeks beginning 14 and 21 September, read on 25 September. The second week is still filling up, so more may appear. (Tonbridge and Malling planning register)
The ones to know about
- 1,530 solar panels on the Tonbridge sorting office. Royal Mail’s building at 20 Vale Rise would get a 719.1kWp rooftop system. The application says it would cut 135 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year. It is a prior approval, so the council considers set matters such as design and external appearance rather than a full planning case. Comments to 8 October (26/01696/PDV14J).
- Five homes at Addington. The site is land east and south of Jungle Cafe on London Road, the A20. The plans include parking, cycle parking and landscaping. Expected to be decided by officers. Comments to 6 October (26/01689/FL).
- A 10m mast in Aylesford village. Cellnex UK wants a 10-metre tower at the telephone exchange on High Street, carrying nine antennas and a dish. Comments to 7 October (26/01697/FL).
- An outlet shop on Vale Road. Part of the warehouse at 201 Vale Road, Tonbridge, would become a shop. The application calls it an “ancillary outlet shop”. Comments to 13 October (26/01737/FL).
- Two new semis in Borough Green. A workshop and garage behind 79 Station Road would make way for two three-bed homes. It revises a scheme submitted last year. Comments to 12 October (26/01730/FL).
- Leybourne pitches. An application on land opposite The Paddocks, Birling Road, seeks the “relocation of pitches 3 and 4 incorporating part change of use of land”. Comments to 14 October (26/01599/FL).
The new homes, site by site
| Where | Homes | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| London Road, Addington (by Jungle Cafe) | 5 | 26/01689/FL |
| 79 Station Road, Borough Green | 2 | 26/01730/FL |
| Oxenhoath Road, Hadlow | 1 | 26/01744/FL |
| North Meadow, Offham | 1 | 26/01751/FL |
| Windmill Hill, Wrotham Heath | 1 | 26/01741/FL |
| Battlefields Road, Wrotham | 1 | 26/01739/FL |
One application goes the other way: 13 Byrneside in Hildenborough would turn two flats back into one house (26/01701/FL).
How to comment
Open the application on the council’s register and use “Comment on this application”. Comments count only on planning grounds, such as design, traffic, overlooking or flooding. The dates above are the council’s standard consultation expiry dates, so aim to comment before them.
For how the Local Plan affects bigger sites, see our Tonbridge planning news page.
The full list, by area
Tonbridge
- Royal Mail sorting office, 20 Vale Rise: 1,530 solar panels on the roof, prior approval (26/01696/PDV14J)
- 201 Vale Road: part of a warehouse to become an outlet shop (26/01737/FL)
- 13 Cornwallis Avenue: annex ancillary to the house (26/01675/FL)
- 29 Newton Avenue: front porch, first-floor extension over the garage (26/01668/FL)
- 22 Bickmore Way: oak crown reduction under a tree preservation order (26/01693/TPOC)
- 126 Higham Lane: horse chestnut, 30% canopy reduction under a tree preservation order (26/01754/TPOC)
Hildenborough, Shipbourne and Hadlow
- 13 Byrneside, Hildenborough: two flats back into one house (26/01701/FL)
- 24 Bramble Close, Hildenborough: two-storey side and single-storey rear extensions (26/01661/FL)
- Bassetts Mill Lane, Hildenborough: change of use to equestrian, with a riding arena for personal use (26/01729/FL)
- Larches, Upper Green Road, Shipbourne: front extension and external ramp (26/01713/FL)
- Hamptons Cottage, Oxenhoath Road, Hadlow: outbuilding replaced by a two-bed bungalow (26/01744/FL)
- Ashes Lane, Hadlow: minor changes to two of three approved houses (26/01736/FL)
- Ashes Lane, Hadlow: construction, landscaping and other conditions for the same three houses (26/01735/RD)
- Grove Farm, Maidstone Road, Hadlow: landscaping and drainage conditions (26/01746/RD)
East Peckham, West Peckham and Wateringbury area
- Court Lodge Cottages, Old Church Lane, East Peckham: roof retiling and repairs (26/01710/FL)
- Court Lodge Cottages: the listed building consent for the same work (26/01711/LB)
- The Green, West Peckham: walnut, oak and copper beech works in the conservation area (26/01753/TNCA)
- Little Canon, 229 Canon Lane (Wateringbury address): new pool house, terrace, outdoor bar and barbecue area (26/01749/FL)
- The Lodge, 245 Tonbridge Road (Wateringbury address): fell one sycamore, crown-lift another (26/01760/TNCA)
Borough Green, Wrotham, Ightham and Plaxtol
- 79 Station Road, Borough Green: workshop and garage replaced by two three-bed semis, revising an earlier scheme (26/01730/FL)
- Land south of 119 Windmill Hill, Wrotham Heath: one four-bed house after removing a soil bund (26/01741/FL)
- 5 Battlefields Road, Wrotham: garage replaced by a three-bed house on a split plot (26/01739/FL)
- 1 Windmill Hill, Wrotham Heath: external materials condition (26/01727/RD)
- The Old Palace, Bull Lane, Wrotham: re-pollarding poplars in the conservation area (26/01699/TNCA)
- The Butts, Beechin Wood Lane, Platt: storage, landscaping and foul water conditions (26/01740/RD)
- Oldbury House, Oldbury Lane, Ightham: fell a yew (26/01731/TNCA)
- Little Holt, Copt Hall Road, Ightham: landscaping condition for an approved five-bed house (26/01588/RD)
- Copthall, Ismays Road, Ightham: sweet chestnut branch removal (26/01461/TPOC)
- Mankash, Tree Lane, Plaxtol: sweet chestnut works (26/01723/TNCA)
- Court House, Vigo Road, Fairseat: fell a sycamore (26/01694/TNCA)
West Malling, Kings Hill, Addington, Offham and Leybourne
- Land east and south of Jungle Cafe, London Road, Addington: five homes (26/01689/FL)
- Lark Rise, North Meadow, Offham: two-bed self-build chalet bungalow in the garden (26/01751/FL)
- Land opposite The Paddocks, Birling Road, Leybourne: relocation of pitches 3 and 4, with part change of use of land (26/01599/FL)
- 3 Grange Close, Leybourne: two-storey side extension, porch, rear extension (26/01732/FL)
- 6 Waterloo Walk, Kings Hill: rear dormer, lawful development certificate (26/01752/LDP)
- Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill: acoustic and external lighting conditions (26/01631/RD)
- Garth Down, Church Lane, Trottiscliffe: rear extension and front hardstanding, lawful development certificate (26/01613/LDP)
- Clare Coach House, 86 Mill Street, East Malling: dead branches off two limes (26/01747/TNCA)
- 27-30 Upper Mill, East Malling: timber cladding replaced with fibre cement (26/01704/FL)
Aylesford, Snodland, Wouldham and Blue Bell Hill
- Telephone Exchange, High Street, Aylesford: 10m mast with nine antennas and a dish (26/01697/FL)
- Royal British Legion Industries, Hall Road, Aylesford: construction management condition (26/01725/RD)
- Finch Manor Farm, Pilgrims Way, Aylesford: steel-frame agricultural barn, prior approval (26/01750/AGN)
- Aylesford Quarry, Rochester Road: ash tree pruning (26/01728/TPOC)
- 13 Birch Crescent, Aylesford: two-storey front extension, part garage conversion (26/01674/FL)
- 10 Yew Tree Close, Aylesford: porch and rear extension (26/01702/FL)
- 48 Sycamore Drive, Aylesford: single-storey side extension (26/01648/FL)
- 15 Linnitt Road, Snodland: loft conversion with dormers (26/01743/FL)
- 166 High Street, Wouldham: drainage condition for an approved annex (26/01692/RD)
- Land rear of 148 Common Road (Chatham address, in the borough): construction and landscaping conditions (26/01726/RD)
Source: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council planning register, weekly lists of validated applications for the weeks beginning 14 and 21 September 2026, read 25 September 2026. Individual applicants are not named.
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