Unit 1 Invicta Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 7FG
Approved on 14 October 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of solar equipment on non-domestic premises under Class J of Part 14 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (GPDO) (as amended)- Installation of approximately 750 PV panels and associated equipment to the roof of the existing industrial building
- Received
- 28 August 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 3 November 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Agent
- Jones Lang LaSalle Limited
- ReceivedReceived28 Aug
- ValidatedValidated28 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Oct
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 47 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Unit 1 Invicta Park New Hythe Lane Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 7FG. Tonbridge has handled 1,058 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across Aylesford South And Ditton. We hold 648 applications in total for the ME20 postcode area.
93% of outline 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
- ME20 7FG
- Application type
- PD solar equipment non-domestic premises
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ditton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 August 2026
- Consultation start
- 28 August 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Jones Lang LaSalle Limited
- Agent address
- 1 Broadgate London EC2M 2QS GB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Scott Fisher
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-15172743
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 51
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High 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.
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Source: Tonbridge
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