15, Dobson Close, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5SQ

25/00257/HHplanning permission householderApproved

Householder

Approved on 30 May 2025

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion of existing double garage to one bedroom annexe

Received: 17 February 2025
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh

ReceivedReceived17 Feb
ValidatedValidated17 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Apr
DecidedDecided30 May

Decided in 102 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 15, Dobson Close, Leybourne, West Malling, ME19 5SQ. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 6 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh. We hold 1,037 applications in total for the ME19 postcode area.

93% of full 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 5SQ
Application type: planning permission householder
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Leybourne

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 February 2025
Target decision date: 14 April 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13769974
Documents: 8
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: Tonbridge and Malling
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, listed buildings, 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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Source: Tonbridge

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