Planning application
Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to a Lime (T1)- dismantle to ground level , an Ash tree (T2)- remove one upper lateral, east facing branch and an Ash (T3)- reduce the crown height by 2m to match the trees standing on either side
As published by the council, reference 21/02232/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/02232/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 16 Aug 2021
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2021
- Ward
- East Malling
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6BD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/00279/TPOC Granted
Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
T1 Lime tree - Reduce branches encroaching over roofs and reshape to balance crown, T2, T3 and T4 Ash trees - Crown reduce by 20%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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24 Nov 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 24 November 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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Limetree House 1 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
T1 Lime tree - Reduce branches encroaching over roofs and reshape to balance crown, T2, T3 and T4 Ash trees - Crown reduce by 20%
Granted Trees 10 docs -
7 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
3 x Ash and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Prune to remove no more than 30% of the current total leaf-bearing branch structure from each tree as indicated on the annotated photograph attached to email dated 2nd August 2024 ensuring that all cuts are made to secondary live laterals and growing points, and remove deadwood. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
8 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
Lime (T1) Crown height reduction from current 12m to 9m and lateral spread reduced from 7m to 5m. Removal of deadwood as found
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Fernbank 37 Stickens Lane East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BT
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Refused Full applications 11 docs -
Fernbank 37 Stickens Lane East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BT
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Granted Outline Demolition 5 docs -
123 Mill Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BX
T1 Conifer - to be further reduced by 3 metres and T2 Conifer - to be reduced by approx 3 metres
Decided Trees 3 docs
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