West Malling is a nucleated village, tightly packed around the crossroads formed by Swan Street, High Street and West Street. The High Street opens into a spacious market square, but houses are densely packed around the town centre, though many have long rear gardens. Several large properties have been subdivided, or the grounds developed for additional properties. These include Parsonage Court Water Lane, the former High Street Rural District Council Offices, Malling House Town Hill, Abbey Brewery Swan Street, and Douces Manor St Leonards Street where construction is still underway. Planning consent has been granted for residential development of the Magistrates Court and Police Station on Police Station Road.