Trench planning approval rate
Trench ward in Tonbridge & Malling has a 88.7% approval rate based on 97 planning decisions. Tonbridge & Malling overall: 90.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.7%
ward approval rate
97
Decisions
86
Approved
11
Refused
90.7%
Tonbridge & Malling average
Trench is 2.0 percentage points below the Tonbridge & Malling average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Trench compares
Trench ward
88.7%
Tonbridge & Malling overall
90.7%
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Recent decisions in Trench
First floor side dormer · Fri 11 Sep 2026
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Other wards in Tonbridge & Malling
Hildenborough (88.3%)
East Malling West Malling And Offham (92.2%)
Pilgrims With Ightham (88.9%)
Borough Green And Long Mill (86.6%)
Aylesford South And Ditton (95.9%)
Bourne (93.9%)
Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted (86.5%)
Kings Hill (91.1%)
West Malling And Leybourne (88.6%)
Downs And Mereworth (85.9%)
Judd (89.6%)
Cage Green And Angel (94.1%)