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Rocks Farmhouse, 118, The Rocks Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6AU

25/01378/PAHouseholder planning permissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 14 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Amendment to approved application 24/00041/PA (extension and conversion of existing carports to provide ancillary accommodation associated with the main house, improved parking and a garden store), to alter the roof on the proposed west elevation from a full hip to a weatherboarded gable end.

Received
19 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated19 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Sep
  4. Target14 Oct
  5. Decided14 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at ROCKS FARMHOUSE, 118, THE ROCKS ROAD, EAST MALLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 6AU. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the East Malling Village conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across East Malling West Malling And Offham. 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 6AU
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 August 2025
Consultation expiry
25 September 2025
Consultation end
25 September 2025
Target decision date
14 October 2025
Application expires
21 September 2025
Permission expires
13 October 2028

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
4 September 2025
Site notice start
3 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14266525
UPRN
100061186628
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: East Malling Village
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rock FarmhouseOn this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    19 Aug

    Amendment to approved Listed Building application 24/00044/PA

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01380/PA
  2. 2025
    5 Mar

    Details of condition 3 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (tree protection/method statement) and 7…

    ApprovedReserved Details25/00391/PA
  3. 2023
    19 Sep

    1 x Yew (applicants ref. T1 - standing by house) - Proposed is a crown reduction/shaping, from current height…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order Consent23/02032/TPOC
  4. 2023
    19 Sep

    1 x Yew (T2 applicant reference) Proposed crown reduction/shaping, from current 6m x 6m to 5m x 5m…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area23/01996/TNCA
  5. 2021
    20 Oct

    Ash (T1) to dismantle/remove due to the excessive overshading of the neighbour's house and garden

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area21/02841/TNCA
  6. 2021
    24 Sep

    Cherry (T1)- Raise crown to 3.5m, reduce crown height from 8m to 6m and lateral spread from 8m to 6m. Horse…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area21/02578/TNCA

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