Planning application
59 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Reduce Lime tree by around 50% and cut out the dead branches
As published by the council, reference 20/02507/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02507/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 9 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 9 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2020
- Ward
- West Malling And Leybourne
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 5HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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20/01851/FL Granted
59 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Single timber frame and timber clad garage with roof tiles to match existing house
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20/01317/FL Withdrawn
59 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Erection of timber frame, timber clad 'carriage house' for car parking
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Nov 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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17 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Refuse
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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59 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Single timber frame and timber clad garage with roof tiles to match existing house
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59 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Erection of timber frame, timber clad 'carriage house' for car parking
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65 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
T1 Pine - removal of the lowest branch (facing west), T2 Pine - removal of the lowest (four) branches, two facing the road and two facing the house and T3 Sycamore - 20% reduction and 10% thinning
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65 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
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69 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Detached garage extension
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Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.