Planning application
16 Town Hill West Malling Kent ME19 6QN
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T 1-Copper Beech-Reduce crown by 20 % and undertake a light thin. T2- Apple tree- not in good health or position- remove this tree. T3 - Thuja- Remove- this tree is to close to the property and would not be aesthetically pleasing to reduce enough to benefit the property
As published by the council, reference 19/02664/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02664/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 13 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2019
- Ward
- West Malling And Leybourne
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6QN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/02132/FL Granted
16 Town Hill West Malling Kent ME19 6QN
Proposed first floor side extension and single storey rear extension (replaces previous approval TM/05/01356/FL which was not undertaken)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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16 Dec 2019
Decision issued: No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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About tree works applications
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.
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