Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent ME19 6UB

1. 2 Jul 2021

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 5 Jul 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Nov 2022

   Decision issued: 6 week expired TNCA

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tonbridge and Malling has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  23/00620/TPOC Submitted 17 Mar 2023 150 yards away

  1 x Walnut (applicants ref. T1) major cavity and decay in trunk, kretzschmaria fungus at base - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T2) adjacent tree failed, this tree now heavily lopsided - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and rebalance. 1 x leaning Cherry (applicants ref. T3) partially uprooted and leaning on Yews adjacent - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T10) twin stem tree, one stem leaning towards adjacent property. Bleeding at base of stem - Reduce leaning stem by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and wind sail. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T11) low branches over road, two low dead branches over lawn - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road, Remove x2 dead branches. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T12) Low branches over road - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road. 1 x Holm Oak (applicants ref. T25) Ganoderma fungal brackets on NE + SW sides near base. Sparse crown suggesting damage from fungus - Pollard at main fork at 8ft for safety (Tree may resprout as pollard or could be removed in later years if continues to decline). All standing within Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• St Marys Church High Street West Malling Kent

  22/01672/TNCA Submitted 28 Jul 2022 150 yards away

  57- Common Lime- instal brace, 870-Common Lime- remove sucker growth, 890-Common Lime-remove sucker growth, 892-Atlas Cedar-reduce faulted limbs/stems up to 2m, 893-Horse Chestnut-reduce crown by up to 3m

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Douces Manor 60, St Leonards Street

  21/02221/TPOC Submitted 11 Aug 2021 150 yards away

  1 x Lime, 2 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Sycamore (standing adjacent to the boundary with 43 Churchfields and shown in photo attached to e-mail dated 3rd October 2022) - Reduce height by approx. 1 third and cut branches overhanging the boundary of 43 Churchfields back to near trunks/stems. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Refused Trees 12 docs

• 8-24 Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

  25/01411/PA Submitted 27 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Replacement windows and doors to 8 - 24 Douces Manor

  Granted Prior approval Windows or glazing 14 docs

• Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

  25/01411/FL Submitted 27 Aug 2025 200 yards away

  Replacement windows and doors to 8 - 24 Douces Manor

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

• Church Centre Churchfields West Malling Kent

  20/01058/RD Submitted 21 May 2020 200 yards away

  Details of conditions 5 (front boundary wall and railings) and 14 (refuse storage) pursuant to planning permission TM/15/03389/FL (Proposed conversion of St Mary's Church Centre building to 3No. residential units, including extensions and alterations; demolition of the former air raid shelter and toilets and construction of a new two storey detached dwelling, vehicular access and car parking)

  Granted Outline New dwelling Extension +1 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 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.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 25/01178/TPOC Granted

  Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP

  Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/00963/TPOC Granted

  Tonbridge Chambers Pembury Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2HZ

  1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Canopy lift to 5 m above the road and lateral reduction on southern side to give building 3 m clearance. T1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Received 19 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/00683/TPOC Granted

  Four Seasons Park Labour In Vain Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7PA

  1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T1) - Fell. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Received 14 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees