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The White House Ford Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DP

26/00099/FLPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 9 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)18 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and store and erection of one self build and one custom build dwelling and associated landscaping

Received
22 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 2 November 2026
Ward
Pilgrims With Ightham
Agent
MCA Architects
  1. Received22 Jan
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.7 Oct
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 260 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The White House Ford Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DP. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 260 days, 28 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 165 applications across Pilgrims With Ightham. 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 5DP
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Trottiscliffe

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 January 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026
Consultation start
31 March 2026
Consultation end
7 October 2026
Neighbour consultation start
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
14 April 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026
Target decision date
12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
MCA Architects
Agent address
Abbey House Hickleys Court South Street Farnham GU9 7QQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Scott Fisher
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
18 February 2026
Site notice end
16 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14562135
Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Tonbridge and MallingPart of the site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • SSSI: Trottiscliffe Meadows SSSINext to the 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 (19)

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, 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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