Planning application
Grounds Off Clare Lane The Malling School Beech Road East Malling West Malling Kent
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T29) - Fell; (1 x Hybrid Black Poplar (applicants ref. T12) - Remove hazard beam and deadwood only; 1 x dead Ash, 21 x dead Elm, 1 x dead Sweet Chestnut and 1 x dead Sycamore (applicants ref. T14, T18, T21, T22, T26, T27, T28, T30 and T31) - Fell; 1 x Oak (applicants ref. T20) - Remove deadwood and clear storm damage only; 1 x Windthrown Poplar (applicants ref. T23) - Cut up to make safe; 1 x dead Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T25) - Fell to 8 meter monolith)
As published by the council, reference 22/02739/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02739/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 6 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 17 Jan 2023
- Ward
- East Malling
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
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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17 Jan 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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9 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
Chestnut T1 - Cut back south facing upper crown where overhangs roof to 3m from roofline, remove 3 x lower west facing limbs and remove 2 x lower east facing limbs
Granted Trees 6 docs -
4 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov
1x Beech (applicant ref T2). Crown reduction of approx 30% - height from 5m to 3.5m and lateral spread from 4m to 3m
Awaiting decision Trees -
2, Clare Wood Drive, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6PA
Goat willow -orange circle- to be removed to ground level as its lifting the driveway. Silver Birch- blue circle- 2 limbs to be reduced as they are hanging over the garden from a neighbours property, as shown on annotated photo- Permission has been given. Cotoneaster and Prythantha shrubs-blue and pink lines, remove to ground level and replant with new species Privet bush- brown circle- remove to ground level and replant with new species. Laurel hedge- rear garden notes marked - carry out annual prune with reduction in height and width allowing for regeneration.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
1 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
3x Silver Birches. T1 - tip prune branches to blend crowns together T2 - reduce silver birch from 15m to 12m and reshape. T3 -reduce from 13m to 12m and reshape
Granted Trees 5 docs -
3 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
1 x Silver Birch (applicant reference T1) Reduce Crown in Height from 10m to 9m, spread from 4m to 3m and Reshape remaining branches. 1 x "Horse Chestnut" (applicant reference T2) Remove Silver Birch and stump grind, and replant with a more suitable tree. 1 x Norway Maple (Applicant reference T3) Remove and grind stump of tree in decline. 1 x Hornbeam (applicant reference T4) Re-pollard to old points from 10m to 8m in height, and 4m to 3m in spread. 1 x wild cherry (applicant reference T5) Reduce Crown from 10m in height to 9m in height as specified
Decided Trees 3 docs -
1 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
T1 & T2 - 2 x Common Ash trees to dismantle both trees to ground level, trees are displaying significant signs of Ash Die back and are in rapid decline
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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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.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
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