Spring Cottage 11 Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

1. 28 Feb 2022

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 11 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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.

• All Saints Church Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent

  21/02071/TNCA Submitted 26 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Works to reduce the height and spread of a Box tree by 1m to form a rounded balanced shape and raise low crown to give a 2m ground clearance

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• BIRLING FORGE, 5 - 7, SNODLAND ROAD, BIRLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 5JF

  25/01751/PA Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Large apple tree - 50% reduction all over the crown

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• All Saints Church Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent

  21/01948/TNCA Submitted 12 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Removal of five trees identified in management plan (various species of Yew, Maple and Yukka)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 1 Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

  22/02630/FL Submitted 30 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Single storey pitched roof rear extension with internal alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 18 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JG

  26/01586/TNCA Submitted 25 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

  1 x Ash - Fell

  Awaiting decision 3 docs

• 3 Bull Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JE

  21/02134/FL Submitted 2 Aug 2021 100 yards away

  Proposed crossover and drive widening

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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