Planning application
The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T1) - Remove southern limb. Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 22/02687/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02687/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 6 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 18 Jan 2023
- Ward
- East Malling
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01205/TPOC Awaiting decision
The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T003) - Reduce co dominant stem by 6 metres. Standing in Group G4 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T009) - Re-pollard. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Robinia (applicants ref. T011) - Reduce subsiding over extended limb by 6 metres as indicated in annotated photos in Tree Inspection Service Report by Landscape Services dated 10th March 2026. T8 of Tree Preservation Order.
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21/02283/FL Granted
The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH
Erection of a dining/multi-use canopy
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21/00296/TPOC Granted
The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DH
Ash tree - T1 fell, dead; T2 and T3 Ash lift to 5.2 metres over roadway; T4 Lime re-pollard; T5 Acacia lift to 5.2 metres; T6 Elder fell as dieback in whole crown; T7 Field Maple lift to 5 metres and prune back from sports court; T8 and T9 Lime lift to 5 metres and prune back from sports court; T10 and T11 Sycamores, lift to 5 metres; T12 Cherry fell, dieback throughout whole crown; T13 Apple fell, dieback throughout whole crown; T14 Sycamore, raise to 5 metres and reduce by 40%; T15 Cherry fell, dieback throughout whole crown
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Dec 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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7 Dec 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 18 January 2023, 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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