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The Oast Driving Range Church Road Tonge Kent ME9 9AR

26/501794/FULLFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Refurbishment of existing golf course through engineering works to raise the level of the ground and relay and shape the new golf course and create drainage, new greens and tees for a 6 hole golf cours including ecological enhancements.

Received
15 June 2026
Decision due
14 September 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Teynham And Lynsted
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target14 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 16 July.

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About this application

This is a full planning application at The Oast Driving Range Church Road Tonge Kent ME9 9AR. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Teynham And Lynsted. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
ME9 9AR
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Tonge

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2026
Consultation expiry
16 July 2026
Last date for comments
16 July 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
25 June 2026
Advertisement expiry
16 July 2026
Site notice start
16 June 2026
Site notice end
7 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14925077
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Granary 20 Yards South of West Tonge FarmhouseOn this site · +2 more
  • SSSI: The Swale SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: The SwalePart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: The SwalePart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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