Downs And Mereworth planning approval rate
Downs And Mereworth ward in Tonbridge & Malling has a 87.8% approval rate based on 245 planning decisions. Tonbridge & Malling overall: 89.0%.
Last updated: April 2026
87.8%
ward approval rate
245
Decisions
215
Approved
30
Refused
89.0%
Tonbridge & Malling average
Downs And Mereworth is broadly in line with the Tonbridge & Malling average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Downs And Mereworth compares
Downs And Mereworth ward
87.8%
Tonbridge & Malling overall
89.0%
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Recent decisions in Downs And Mereworth
Change of use of redundant cold store into 1no. dwellinghouse · Fri 02 Dec 2022
Demolition of existing compound buildings and replace with overflow carpark. Ere · Mon 14 Nov 2022
Conversion of part Barn to 4 bed dwelling, addition of glazed link to existing d · Mon 31 Oct 2022
Single storey rear extension, new front entrance canopy, extension of driveway a · Mon 31 Oct 2022
T1 Sycamore, dismantle to crown level due to its size and how much of the garden · Fri 28 Oct 2022
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In Tonbridge & Malling, 1 in 9 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Tonbridge & Malling
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 3,432 decisions.