308 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QR

1. 11 Jul 2022

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 16 Aug 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Sep 2022

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 308 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QR

  20/02723/TPOC Submitted 30 Nov 2020 0m away

  T1 Oak - crown reduction by 2m in spread and height over whole tree's crown

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 304 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QR

  26/01043/FL Submitted 1 Jun 2026 8m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

  Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a 3 bedroom detached dwelling with associated parking (Self Build)

  Awaiting decision New dwelling Demolition
  Domestic

• 20 Laurie Gray Avenue Chatham Kent ME5 9DF

  20/01858/TPOC Submitted 25 Aug 2020 126m away

  G1 Hornbeams 2 off trees cut back to fence line (trees located in garden of 279 Robin Hood Lane)

  Granted Trees 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 259 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QU

  26/01250/TPOC Submitted 28 Jun 2026 140m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Aug

  1 x twin-stemmed Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T3) Reduce dead stem to a safe height (3m) and remove dead top of remaining stem only. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T4) Remove deadwood as specified and dead hung up Ash limb only. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 259 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QU

  26/00294/TPOC Submitted 19 Feb 2026 140m away

  2 x dead Sweet Chestnut (marked as T1 and T2 in photos, aerial image and plan attached to applicants email dated 18th February 2026) - Reduce down to 3-4m high habitat poles. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Decided Trees 1 doc

• 239, Robin Hood Lane Chatham ME5 9QU

  21/00724/FL Submitted 12 Mar 2021 149m away

  Use of an existing ancillary building as a self-contained annexe.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• 26/00374/TPOC Granted

  Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

  1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  3 Mar 2026 Trees
• 25/01594/TPOC Granted

  Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP

  1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.

  26 Sep 2025 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.

  25 Jun 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.

  29 Apr 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.

  14 Jul 2025 Trees