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LAND EASTERN PART OF FORMER AYLESFORD NEWSPRINT SOUTH OF INVICTA PARK, New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford

25/00888/PAMinor planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 25 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a modular office and storage building in association with a flexible B2, B8 and Class E(g)(i)&(ii) use or for flexible commercial yards within Plot 6 of Former Aylesford Newsprint Site

Received
21 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton, Larkfield
  1. Received21 May
  2. Validated22 May
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target17 Jul
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 187 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LAND EASTERN PART OF FORMER AYLESFORD NEWSPRINT SOUTH OF INVICTA PARK, New Hythe Lane, Larkfield, Aylesford. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 188 days, 18 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

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

Application type
Minor planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield, Ditton

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 May 2025
Consultation expiry
3 July 2025
Consultation end
3 July 2025
Target decision date
17 July 2025
Application expires
12 November 2025
Permission expires
24 November 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
174 days

Publicity

First advertised
12 June 2025
Site notice start
4 June 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13875046
UPRN
10094700394
Documents
23

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

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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