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5 Starking Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4ZE

26/00173/FLPlanning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Proposed loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation & rooflight windows to front elevation

Received
3 February 2026
Decided
20 April 2026 · Approved
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kings Hill
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided20 Apr

Decided in 76 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in Tonbridge92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 5 Starking Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4ZE. Tonbridge has handled 2,265 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 67 days. This one was decided in 76 days, 9 days longer than Tonbridge's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Kings Hill. We hold 1,028 applications in total for the ME19 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00173/FL
Address
5 Starking Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4ZE
Postcode
ME19 4ZE
Local Authority
Tonbridge
Application Type
Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Kings Hill
Parish
Kings Hill

Applicant & Agent

Agent
EK Planning
Agent Address
25 Leney Road Wateringbury ME18 5DQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 February 2026
Consultation Expiry
25 March 2026
Target Decision Date
31 March 2026
Date Decided
20 April 2026
Date Validated
3 February 2026
Date Submitted
3 February 2026
Consultation Start
25 February 2026
Consultation End
18 March 2026
Neighbour Consultation Start
25 February 2026
Neighbour Consultation End
20 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
25 March 2026
Permission Expires
20 April 2029

Planning Decision

Decision
Approved
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
4 March 2026
Site Notice End
25 March 2026

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14674087
Documents
14
Constraints
47
Coordinates
51.277454, 0.406130
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Tonbridge

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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 2026-10-09. 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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