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20 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ

26/00298/FLPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 19 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Two storey side extension with the demolition of existing garage and workshop

Received
20 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
  1. Received20 Feb
  2. Validated20 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 88 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 4 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Aylesford North And North Downs. We hold 479 applications in total for the ME5 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
ME5 9DJ
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aylesford

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 February 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
24 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
29 Spenlow Drive Chatham Kent ME5 9JT

Planning decision

Case officer
Sarah Edwards
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14718338
Documents
14
Constraints
67

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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, 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, 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.

Source: Tonbridge

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