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Land Part Of Church Farm At Rear Of 71 To 97 Ewell Avenue West Malling Kent

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 22/01147/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

3 x large Oak - Pollard by removing/lowering 50% of the crown; 2 x Pine - Fell. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 22/01147/TPOC

Application record

Reference
22/01147/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
29 Mar 2022
Validated
23 May 2022
Decided
29 Jul 2022
Ward
West Malling And Leybourne
Parish
West Malling
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01797/TPOC Awaiting decision

    Land Part Of Church Farm At Rear Of 71 To 97 Ewell Avenue West Malling Kent

    T005 (Applicants ref) Turkey Oak - Reduce long over extended limb over garden by 4-5 meters. T012 (Applicants ref) Turkey Oak - Crown lift to 5 meters to give clearance on garden sheds. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026
  • 26/01654/TPOC Awaiting decision

    Land Part Of Church Farm At Rear Of 71 To 97 Ewell Avenue West Malling Kent

    T1 - Oak (in terminal decline) - To pollard by removing the whole crown, leaving a standing trunk. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 23 May 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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