8-24 Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

1. 27 Aug 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 22 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approved

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 14 November 2025, 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Douces Manor 60, St Leonards Street

  21/02221/TPOC Submitted 11 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  1 x Lime, 2 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Sycamore (standing adjacent to the boundary with 43 Churchfields and shown in photo attached to e-mail dated 3rd October 2022) - Reduce height by approx. 1 third and cut branches overhanging the boundary of 43 Churchfields back to near trunks/stems. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Refused Trees 12 docs

• Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

  25/01411/FL Submitted 27 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Replacement windows and doors to 8 - 24 Douces Manor

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

• LAND AT DOUCES MANOR, ST LEONARDS STREET, WEST MALLING,

  25/01806/PA Submitted 30 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  T2 (Applicants ref.) Goat Willow - Dismantle to near ground level, tree has outgrown the space and roots have started to cause damage to the surfacing and potential structural weaknesses due to lean and included unions G1 (Applicants ref.) Crab Apples x7 - Crown reduce new shoots, general maintenance.

  Granted Trees 11 docs

• Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  23/00620/TPOC Submitted 17 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  1 x Walnut (applicants ref. T1) major cavity and decay in trunk, kretzschmaria fungus at base - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T2) adjacent tree failed, this tree now heavily lopsided - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and rebalance. 1 x leaning Cherry (applicants ref. T3) partially uprooted and leaning on Yews adjacent - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T10) twin stem tree, one stem leaning towards adjacent property. Bleeding at base of stem - Reduce leaning stem by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and wind sail. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T11) low branches over road, two low dead branches over lawn - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road, Remove x2 dead branches. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T12) Low branches over road - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road. 1 x Holm Oak (applicants ref. T25) Ganoderma fungal brackets on NE + SW sides near base. Sparse crown suggesting damage from fungus - Pollard at main fork at 8ft for safety (Tree may resprout as pollard or could be removed in later years if continues to decline). All standing within Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  23/01013/TNCA Submitted 17 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  4 x Ash and Sycamore saplings (applicants ref. T4) suppressed by T2, leaning and no future potential - Fell to near ground level. 1 x Goat Willow (applicants ref. T13) major limb recently failed at branch union - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m to reduce leverage on rest of tree. 1 x Whitebeam (applicants ref. T26) fungal brackets up main trunk and trunk dead from 8 feet up. Diamond Jubilee commemorative tree - Fell to near ground level

  Decided Trees 6 docs

• 127 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RE

  19/01479/LDP Submitted 24 Jun 2019 100 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of an outbuilding

  Decided Lawful development 8 docs

• 26/00585/AGN Granted

  Land East Of Clakkers House Basted Lane Crouch Sevenoaks Kent

  Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the Erection of a hay and straw barn

  Received 31 Mar, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00781/AGN Decided

  Mote Farm Buildings And Land Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent

  Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the Extension of a Building for Agricultural use

  Received 27 Apr, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00508/AGN Granted

  Hawden Farm Hawden Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building/Road for Agricultural or Forestry use: proposed hardstanding for parking of farm vehicles and field access

  Received 23 Mar, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 25/02149/AGN Granted

  Park Farm Matthews Lane Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0JG

  Prior Approval Notification Under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building/Road for Agricultural or Forestry use

  Received 23 Dec, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 26/00077/AGN Granted

  Land Part Of Style Place Farm East Of Victoria Road Golden Green Tonbridge Kent

  Prior Approval Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 for the Erection, Extension or Alteration of a Building/Road for Agricultural or Forestry use

  Received 20 Jan, published by the council 8 Aug 2026 Prior approval