District council · England

Tonbridge and Malling

Tonbridge and Malling is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Tonbridge and Malling
District council · E07000115
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
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Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000115
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
County
Kent
Upper tier authority
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Kent
County council
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
Kent
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
19
Postcode sectors
15
Wards
3
Constituencies

7 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

15 wards recorded in this council area.

Aylesford South & Ditton · Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh · Borough Green & Platt · Bourne · Cage Green & Angel · East Malling, West Malling & Offham · East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury · Higham · Hildenborough · Kings Hill · Larkfield · Pilgrims with Ightham · Snodland East & Ham Hill · Trench · Vauxhall

Postcode sectors

ME18 5 · ME19 4 · ME19 5 · ME19 6 · ME20 6 · ME20 7 · ME6 5 · ME6 9 · TN10 3 · TN10 4 · TN11 0 · TN11 9 · TN12 5 · TN15 7 · TN15 8 · TN15 9 · TN9 1 · TN9 2 · TN9 9

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E07000115.