St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 0 refused.

• 25/02156/FL Granted

  St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  Minor amendments to the current facilities, to include a fitted kitchen, sanitary facilities, and revisions/additions to joinery as well as an external seating area to enable visitors to be accommodated for medium period stays for study and retreat purposes. Associated connection to and extension of mechanical and electrical services

  Decided 19 Mar 2026 Full applications
• 25/02157/LB Granted

  St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  Listed Building Application: Minor amendments to the current facilities including a fitted kitchen, sanitary facilities, and revisions/additions to joinery as well as an external seating area to enable visitors to be accommodated for medium period stays for study and retreat purposes. Associated connection to and extension of mechanical and electrical services.

  Decided 19 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 22/01823/TNCA Granted

  St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  T119 - Purple Plum: dismantle to near ground level, extensive basal decay from large fruiting bodies of Ganoderma australe at base. T262- Horse Chestnut: dismantle to retain 3m high monolith, cut and clear previously fallen stem. T290- Leyland cypress (current height 23m) :Dismantle tree to near ground level, tree has approx. 30% crown loss by seiridium canker. T295- Birch: Dismantle tree to leave standing stem approx. 0.5m high. T483- Eucalyptus: Dismantle tree to leave standing stem approx. 0.5m high. In addition to the above, just for information we will be deadwooding and inspecting the following trees: Tag 120 Norway Maple: Climb tree and remove significant (>50mm) dead branches from crown. Tag 181 Beech: Climb tree and remove dead branch from mid south-eastern crown. Tree 205 Birch - carry out inspection of burr on main stem at approx. 6m above ground to ascertain significance of decay

  Decided 26 Sep 2022 Trees
• 22/00663/LB Granted

  St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  Listed Building Application: Change the roof finish from lead to 0.5 mm terne coated stainless steel, to the lantern light of the Pax House building within the Abbey estate

  Decided 20 Jul 2022 Heritage and listed buildings
• 21/01603/TNCA Granted

  St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  1 Cherry and 1 Robinia (applicant ref T171 and T240) Dismantle to near ground level 1 Downy Birch (Tag no 233) Prune tree by 1m Reduce branches suppressing neighbouring Wellingtonia

  Decided 19 Oct 2021 Trees

1. 31 Jul 2019

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 30 Aug 2019

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 29 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  25/02156/FL Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Minor amendments to the current facilities, to include a fitted kitchen, sanitary facilities, and revisions/additions to joinery as well as an external seating area to enable visitors to be accommodated for medium period stays for study and retreat purposes. Associated connection to and extension of mechanical and electrical services

  Granted Full applications Extension 23 docs

• St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  25/02157/LB Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Listed Building Application: Minor amendments to the current facilities including a fitted kitchen, sanitary facilities, and revisions/additions to joinery as well as an external seating area to enable visitors to be accommodated for medium period stays for study and retreat purposes. Associated connection to and extension of mechanical and electrical services.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 25 docs

• St Marys Abbey 52 And 36 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  26/00066/TNCA Submitted 16 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  2 x Apple (reference G1) reduce to previous reduction points removing circa 1m growth. 3 x Apple (G2) reduce to 0.5m past previous reduction points. 1 x Larch (T1) remove x1 lower branch growing towards private residence. Blue cedar (T2) remove x2 lower dead branches. All trees except oak in Group (G6) - visitors car park, reduce lower branches to provide approx. 3m clearance from ground level. Ash (T3), Silver birch (T4) and Lime (T6) remove major deadwood and any broken/hanging branches. Sycamore (T5) provide clearance of 0.5m from wall. Magnolia (T7) provide clearance of 1m from building. Silver birch (T8) carefully reduce lower branches to provide clearance of approximately 3m from building. 1 x Holly/Laurel (G3) provide clearance of 0.5m from wall and building. 3 x Sycamore (G4) and Cherry (T14) and Beech (T16) remove lower branches to provide clearance for mowing. 1 x Beech (T11) provide clearance of up to 1m from wall. Cherry (T12) provide clearance of 0.5m from wall as specified Cedar (T13) remove broken snapped branch) Yew (T17) reduce lower branches to provide 2m clearance over stream. Walnut (T18) remove 1 snapped branch and reduce lower branches to provide 2m clearance from ground. Oak (T20) remove x2 lower branches to provide clearance for mowing. Dead standing tree (T9), Holly (T15), Cherry (T19), 4 x Apple group (G4) and 2 x Apple (G5) all dead - fell to ground level Proposed works at 36 Swan Street. 2 x Cypress (ref: G7) - rear left boundary - reduce in height by no more than 3m to one even level Holly (ref: T21) adjacent to gate - reduce in height by 3m and shape.

  Granted Trees 60 docs

• St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  22/01823/TNCA Submitted 17 Aug 2022 100 yards away

  T119 - Purple Plum: dismantle to near ground level, extensive basal decay from large fruiting bodies of Ganoderma australe at base. T262- Horse Chestnut: dismantle to retain 3m high monolith, cut and clear previously fallen stem. T290- Leyland cypress (current height 23m) :Dismantle tree to near ground level, tree has approx. 30% crown loss by seiridium canker. T295- Birch: Dismantle tree to leave standing stem approx. 0.5m high. T483- Eucalyptus: Dismantle tree to leave standing stem approx. 0.5m high. In addition to the above, just for information we will be deadwooding and inspecting the following trees: Tag 120 Norway Maple: Climb tree and remove significant (>50mm) dead branches from crown. Tag 181 Beech: Climb tree and remove dead branch from mid south-eastern crown. Tree 205 Birch - carry out inspection of burr on main stem at approx. 6m above ground to ascertain significance of decay

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  21/01603/TNCA Submitted 7 Jun 2021 100 yards away

  1 Cherry and 1 Robinia (applicant ref T171 and T240) Dismantle to near ground level 1 Downy Birch (Tag no 233) Prune tree by 1m Reduce branches suppressing neighbouring Wellingtonia

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• St Marys Abbey 52 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6JX

  22/00663/LB Submitted 22 Mar 2022 100 yards away

  Listed Building Application: Change the roof finish from lead to 0.5 mm terne coated stainless steel, to the lantern light of the Pax House building within the Abbey estate

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01206/TPOC Granted

  9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

  2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/00809/TPOC Granted

  1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

  1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees