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Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 20/00279/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Lime tree - Reduce branches encroaching over roofs and reshape to balance crown, T2, T3 and T4 Ash trees - Crown reduce by 20%

As published by the council, reference 20/00279/TPOC

Application record

Reference
20/00279/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
3 Feb 2020
Validated
3 Feb 2020
Decided
26 Mar 2020
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6BD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/02232/TPOC Granted

    Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD

    Works to a Lime (T1)- dismantle to ground level , an Ash tree (T2)- remove one upper lateral, east facing branch and an Ash (T3)- reduce the crown height by 2m to match the trees standing on either side

    Decided 24 Nov 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 26 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 26 March 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD

    21/02232/TPOC Submitted 16 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Works to a Lime (T1)- dismantle to ground level , an Ash tree (T2)- remove one upper lateral, east facing branch and an Ash (T3)- reduce the crown height by 2m to match the trees standing on either side

    Granted Trees 13 docs
  • 7 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD

    23/03061 Submitted 4 Oct 2023 50 yards away

    3 x Ash and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Prune to remove no more than 30% of the current total leaf-bearing branch structure from each tree as indicated on the annotated photograph attached to email dated 2nd August 2024 ensuring that all cuts are made to secondary live laterals and growing points, and remove deadwood. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Granted Trees 9 docs
  • 8 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD

    21/02457/TPOC Submitted 10 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Lime (T1) Crown height reduction from current 12m to 9m and lateral spread reduced from 7m to 5m. Removal of deadwood as found

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Fernbank 37 Stickens Lane East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BT

    21/01923/FL Submitted 8 Jul 2021 150 yards away

    Erection of outbuilding in rear garden (retrospective)

    Refused Full applications 11 docs
  • Fernbank 37 Stickens Lane East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BT

    22/02213/RD Submitted 13 Oct 2022 150 yards away

    Details of materials submitted pursuant to condition 3 of planning consent ref: 21/03055/FL (Demolition of two semi-detached bungalows replaced with two detached 1.5 storey dwellings)

    Granted Outline Demolition 5 docs
  • 123 Mill Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BX

    20/00816/TNCA Submitted 16 Apr 2020 150 yards away

    T1 Conifer - to be further reduced by 3 metres and T2 Conifer - to be reduced by approx 3 metres

    Decided Trees 3 docs

In Tonbridge and Malling

  • 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
  • 25/01178/TPOC Granted

    Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP

    Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/00963/TPOC Granted

    Tonbridge Chambers Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2HZ

    1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Canopy lift to 5 m above the road and lateral reduction on southern side to give building 3 m clearance. T1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/00683/TPOC Granted

    Four Seasons Park Labour In Vain Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7PA

    1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T1) - Fell. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Received 14 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees