The Cottage 30 Masters Lane Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JP
Approved on 4 August 2026
7 conditions
Proposal
Section 73 Application to vary Condition 9 (Plans List) of planning permission 26/00116/NMA (Non-Material Amendment to Full Planning Application ref: TM/20/02379/FL (Approved 18th December 2020) to add a condition listing the approved plans on which the application was based) (Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with green oak framed dwelling, with new boundary wall and gates (re-submission with revised design to that approved under reference TM/20/00503/FL - provision of basement)) to add a courtyard garden North of dwelling. Add West gable roof overhang beyond glazed kitchen gable. Amend the roof-mounted PV panel array to reflect as-built arrangement. Amend the position and size of window to Bedroom 4 (East elevation). Omit the French doors to Bedroom 4 (North elevation) in lieu of 2no. windows. Reduce the window size to Bedroom 4 ensuite (West elevation). Amend the window to Bedroom 3 (East elevation). Omit the windows to Dining Area (East and West elevations). Add secondary emergency escape stair to basement, to the West of Bedroom 2. Add garden retaining wall running Southwards from dwelling, tapering downwards following the ground line to the West side of the wall.
- Received
- 8 June 2026
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- ReceivedReceived
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Aug
About this application
This is a planning application for demolition at The Cottage 30 Masters Lane Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JP. Tonbridge has handled 6,225 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh. We hold 1,037 applications in total for the ME19 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- ME19 5JP
- Parish
- Birling
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 June 2026
- Decision issued
- 3 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Suzanne Leach
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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