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The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 21/00296/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Ash tree - T1 fell, dead; T2 and T3 Ash lift to 5.2 metres over roadway; T4 Lime re-pollard; T5 Acacia lift to 5.2 metres; T6 Elder fell as dieback in whole crown; T7 Field Maple lift to 5 metres and prune back from sports court; T8 and T9 Lime lift to 5 metres and prune back from sports court; T10 and T11 Sycamores, lift to 5 metres; T12 Cherry fell, dieback throughout whole crown; T13 Apple fell, dieback throughout whole crown; T14 Sycamore, raise to 5 metres and reduce by 40%; T15 Cherry fell, dieback throughout whole crown

As published by the council, reference 21/00296/TPOC

Application record

Reference
21/00296/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
3 Feb 2021
Validated
3 Feb 2021
Decided
15 Mar 2021
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6DH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01205/TPOC Granted

    The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH

    1 x Beech (applicants ref. T003) - Reduce co dominant stem by 6 metres. Standing in Group G4 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T009) - Re-pollard. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Robinia (applicants ref. T011) - Reduce subsiding over extended limb by 6 metres as indicated in annotated photos in Tree Inspection Service Report by Landscape Services dated 10th March 2026. T8 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 3 Sep 2026
  • 22/02687/TPOC Granted

    The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH

    1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T1) - Remove southern limb. Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order

    Decided 18 Jan 2023 Trees
  • 21/02283/FL Granted

    The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH

    Erection of a dining/multi-use canopy

    Decided 28 Feb 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 15 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 15 March 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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