Gibson Building, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4LZ
Approved on 25 September 2025
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Listed Building application: Proposed demolition of a modern corridor link between Gibson East and the grade II Gibson West building, with restoration works to reinstate the original appearance of the east facade of the listed building
- Received
- 7 August 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Kings Hill
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date2 Oct
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 414 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a heritage application for demolition at GIBSON BUILDING, GIBSON DRIVE, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, ME19 4LZ. Tonbridge has handled 401 applications of this type. This one was decided in 414 days, 50 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Kings Hill. We hold 1,037 applications in total for the ME19 postcode area.
93% of heritage applications at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- ME19 4LZ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kings Hill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 5 September 2024
- Consultation end
- 5 September 2024
- Target decision date
- 2 October 2024
- Application expires
- 30 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 24 September 2028
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 15 August 2024
- Site notice start
- 14 August 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13308682
- UPRN
- 200000960080
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Mar
Details of Condition 9 ( Bio-Diversity Management and Enhancement) Pursuant to planning permission…
ApprovedApplication26/00390/RD - 202627 Feb
Details of condition 12 ( Detailed Tree Felling/Pruning Specification) pursuant to planning permission…
PendingReserved Details26/00341/RD - 20252 Dec
Details of condition 15 (Bio-Diversity Gain Plan) pursuant to planning permission TM/24/01270/PA
PendingReserved Details25/02016/RD - 202517 Nov
Details of Condition 3 (Existing punctuation of the east facing elevation) pursuant to planning permission…
ApprovedListed building consent25/01925/PA
Source: Tonbridge
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- GIBSON BUILDING, GIBSON DRIVE, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, ME19 4LZ25/01925/PA · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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- Gibson Building Gibson Drive Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4LZ25/02016/RD · OutlineAwaiting decision0.0 mi
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