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5 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 21/00604/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Sycamore (T1) dismantle/remove, due to close proximity to house, excessive over-shading & debris; Sycamore (T2), (T3), (T4) 30% reduction, due to excessive over-shading & debris; and Silver Birch (T5) 30% reduction/shaping to maintain a pleasing appearance

As published by the council, reference 21/00604/TPOC

Application record

Reference
21/00604/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
3 Mar 2021
Validated
3 Mar 2021
Decided
16 Apr 2021
Ward
East Malling
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME19 6DR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 21/00226/TPOC Withdrawn

    5 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

    Sycamore T1 to reduce height by approx 50% (from current 16m to 8m); Sycamore T2, T3 and T4 to reduce overall crown by approx 25%; and Silver birch T5 to reduce overall canopy by approx 50%

    Decided 2 Mar 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Mar 2021

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 16 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 16 April 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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  • 5 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

    21/00226/TPOC Submitted 27 Jan 2021 1m away

    Sycamore T1 to reduce height by approx 50% (from current 16m to 8m); Sycamore T2, T3 and T4 to reduce overall crown by approx 25%; and Silver birch T5 to reduce overall canopy by approx 50%

    Withdrawn Trees 6 docs

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  • 1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

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