Ken Francis Butchers School Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QD
Approved on 3 July 2026
Delegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed retention of existing exposed shopfront, installation of timber sliding sash windows to the front elevation and UPVC sliding sash windows to side and rear elevation. Addition of solar PV panels to the rear outrigger roof. Internal alterations.
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bourne
- Agent
- JS designs (london) limited
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Mar
- Consult.Consultation21 May
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 122 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Ken Francis Butchers School Lane Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QD. Tonbridge has handled 2,266 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 9 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Plaxtol conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 186 applications across Bourne. We hold 2,786 applications in total for the TN15 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
- TN15 0QD
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Plaxtol
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 2 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 2 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 28 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 3 July 2029
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- JS designs (london) limited
- Architect profile
- JS DESIGNS (LONDON) LIMITED
- Agent address
- 4 Devonshire Road London SE9 4QP
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Scott Fisher
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 11 June 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 July 2026
- Site notice start
- 9 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 30 June 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14682346
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 46
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Plaxtol+1 more
- 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 (19)
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, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Jul
Details of condition 4 (Shopfront treatment ) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/26/00317/FL
ApprovedReserved Details26/01394/RD - 202515 May
Proposed change of use and amalgamation from a shop (Class E) to form part of an existing residential…
ApprovedMinor planning permission25/00852/PA
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