Planning application
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 beech to reduce the lateral branches back by 1.5-2m back to good growth points
As published by the council, reference 20/02622/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02622/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 23 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 6 Jan 2021
- Ward
- West Malling And Leybourne
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01786/TPOC Awaiting decision
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
1 x Sycamore - (T1 applicant reference) Reduce the crown by 2-2.5m to maintain size for location and improve overall balance at land opposite 19 Orpine Avenue. standing in G11 of TPO
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25/02076/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
1 x Acer (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce over extended lateral branches towards the parking and residential building by 2.5-3m as specified. Standing in Group G8 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Acer (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce lateral branches by 2-2.5m toward the streetlight, footpath and house as specified. Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Pine (applicants ref. T3) - Reduce lateral branch by around 2m by thinning as specified. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01985/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
1 x Lime (applicants ref. T16 tag. 6516) - Reduce crown of hazard beam on west facing limb by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime and 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T39 tag. 6538 and T216 tag. 6586) - Reduce entire crown by 2-3m as specified, (deadwood). Standing in Groups G1 and G10 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T60 tag. 6551) - Reduce north facing side by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicants ref. T71 tag. 419) - Reduce entire crown by 3-4m as specified, (deadwood). T76 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T912 tag. 140) - Remove and replace with a tree of a different species. Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T913 tag. 141) - Reduce crown by up to 4m, (deadwood). Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T940 tag. 6762) - Reduce top of crown by 4-5m as specified. Standing in Group G40 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T955 tag. 424) - Reduce crown of upright growth on limb facing playground by 2-3m as specified, Erect fence around dripline to exclude hazards. Standing in Group G18 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T964 tag. 423) - Reduce lowest limb facing playground by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G12 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T1401 tag. 6274) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W3 of Tree Preservation Order. (2 x Beech (applicants ref. T66 tag. 415 and T74 tag. 6557) - Install a dynamic bracing system as specified. T70 and Standing in Group G41 of Tree Preservation Order. 2 x Oak, 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Lime and 5 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T69 tag. 418, T215 tag. 6585, T217 tag. 6587, T939 tag. 6763 and WG1100) - Remove deadwood only. T75 and Standing in Groups G10, G28 and G40 of Tree Preservation Order).
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23/00180/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
18 Ash trees/stems (applicants ref. Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Tree 4, Group 5 and Group 7) - Re-coppice. Standing in Woodland W4 of Tree Preservation Order.
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22/02545/TPOC Refused
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Beech: Remove 9no. lowest branches and carry out 5% thinning of the remaining branches to allow sunlight through. T72 of Tree Preservation Order
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21/02011/TPOC Decided
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
T400 dead Pine to remove to ground level; 1 of G33 twin stem Sycamore to reduce the remaining tree down to roughly 7m leaving it as a monolith (standing trunk); and T417 Beech tree to remove the first 9 branches on the trunk and thin the remaining canopy by up to 5%
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21/00795/TPOC Split decision
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Proposal (A) 1 x Beech (applicant's ref. T417) - To remove the first 9 branches on the trunk and thin the remaining canopy by up to 5%. T72 of Tree Preservation Order Proposal (B) 1 x Twin Stem Sycamore (1 tree in group applicant's ref. G33) - To reduce the remaining tree down to roughly 7m leaving it as a monolith. Standing in Group G11 of Tree Preservation Order
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21/00406/TPOC Decided
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Hazel T1 - Cut back lateral branches by 2m to good growth points (Tree on south west side of Beadsman Crescent)
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20/01682/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Works to various trees
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19/01329/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
T1 Oak (tree opposite 41 Beadsman Crescent) - Reduce low limb by 30% & lift secondary growth to 5.5m (to give clearance)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Nov 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jan 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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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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Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 6 January 2021, 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.
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