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East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 20/00164/CR3 County Regulation 3

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Consultation by KCC: Erection of permanent pre-fabricated single storey double classroom block. (KCC reference KCC/TM/0280/2019)

As published by the council, reference 20/00164/CR3

Application record

Reference
20/00164/CR3
Type
County Regulation 3
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
24 Jan 2020
Validated
24 Jan 2020
Decided
19 Jun 2020
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6SD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00341/TNCA Granted

    East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

    1 x Birch and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Fell; 1 x Ash and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T3 and T38.5) - Repollard. 2 x Lime and 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T31, T33 and T34) - 4m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%) (and sever ivy); 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T32) - Remove tree and poison stump; 1 x Birch (applicants ref. T35) - 3m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T36 on boundary with land in Blacklands Close) - 3.5m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); Hazel (applicants ref. T40) - 2m Reduction in height and (remove deadwood); 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T44) - 4.5m (30%) reduction in height; 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T45) - 4m reduction in height and a 2m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (25%); 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T48) - 30% Reduction in height; 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T49) - 3m reduction in height and a 1.5m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T50) - 2.5m reduction in height and a 1.5m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%). (EXEMPT WORK 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T4) - Remove deadwood only; 1 x Scots Pine, 2 x Sycamore, 1 x Spruce and 2 x Ash (applicants ref. T17, T18, T19, T20, T21 and T47) - Sever Ivy only; 3 x dead Thuja (standing in group applicants ref. G1) - Remove; Woodland group of Sycamore, Hawthorn, Ash, Aspen, Lime, Sweet Chestnut, Field Maple, Oak, Damson, Cherry, Horse Chestnut, Larch and Maple (applicants ref. W1) - Sever Ivy. Monolith dead Ash at 6-8m; Group of Sycamore, Hawthorn and Ash (applicants ref. G2) - remove/clear saplings with a stem diameter of less than 75mm)

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Trees
  • 23/00298/TPOC Granted

    East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

    1 x Birch (applicants ref. T6) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath. T1 of Tree Preservation Order; (1 x Birch (applicants ref. T13) - Remove long dead branch over footpath only. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order)

    Decided 28 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jan 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 19 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 June 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • St James The Great Academy Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

    20/00415/TNCA Submitted 20 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    T1 Large Popular - 30% crown reduction, T2 Extra Large Popular - 35% crown reduction and T3 Large Popular - 30% crown reduction

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent

    23/00526/TNCA Submitted 24 Feb 2023 50 yards away

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  • East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

    23/00298/TPOC Submitted 8 Feb 2023 100 yards away

    1 x Birch (applicants ref. T6) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath. T1 of Tree Preservation Order; (1 x Birch (applicants ref. T13) - Remove long dead branch over footpath only. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order)

    Granted Trees 9 docs
  • Grounds Off Clare Lane The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent

    22/02739/TNCA Submitted 6 Dec 2022 150 yards away

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    Granted Trees 13 docs
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