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Warders Medical Centre 47 East Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LA

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 22/00526/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

T5 - Beech - Fell to ground level. The tree is in terminal decline and at risk of failing and falling into the busy surgery car park. T6 - Evergreen Oak - Fell to ground level. A very straggly, leaning and poor specimen which will not make maturity or serve any amenity value to the garden. T7 - Evergreen Oak - Fell to ground level. A very straggly, leaning and poor specimen which will not make maturity or serve any amenity value to the garden. G1 - Group of Conifers - Fell to ground level. High priority. The Conifers stems that have lost their bark have died and are at risk of failing and falling into the car park of the busy surgery car park. T9 - Cotoneaster - Reduce by 30% - High priority. It interferes with the overhead BT and Internet cables that supply the surgery with all their communications. T10 - Yellow Conifer - Reduce by 1.5m - High priority. It interferes with the overhead BT and Internet cables that supply the surgery with all their communications

As published by the council, reference 22/00526/TNCA

Application record

Reference
22/00526/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
4-Appeal decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
7 Mar 2022
Validated
9 Mar 2022
Decided
19 Apr 2022
Ward
Medway
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN9 1LA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00161/TNCA Granted

    Warders Medical Centre 47 East Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LA

    1 x Silver Birch (ref: T1 - shown in agents photo received 2nd February 2026 and in major decline) - Fell to ground level

    Decided 13 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Mar 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 9 Mar 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Apr 2022

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

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.

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