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West Malling Free Church Baptist 63 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6LW

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 20/00471/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

T1 Yew to raise the crown to approx 3m and cut back north facing upper limb to boundary, T2 Willow to crown reduce by approx 20%

As published by the council, reference 20/00471/TNCA

Application record

Reference
20/00471/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
4-Appeal decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
24 Feb 2020
Validated
24 Feb 2020
Decided
26 Mar 2020
Ward
West Malling And Leybourne
Parish
West Malling
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6LW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 22/01646/TNCA Granted

    West Malling Free Church Baptist 63 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6LW

    T1-yew. Dismantling and removing to ground level

    Decided 6 Sep 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Feb 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 26 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

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.

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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  • West Malling Free Church Baptist 63 Swan Street West Malling Kent ME19 6LW

    22/01646/TNCA Submitted 26 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    T1-yew. Dismantling and removing to ground level

    Granted Trees 7 docs

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    25/01782/PA Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

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    22/00522/LB Submitted 7 Mar 2022 50 yards away

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