Planning application
Manor Park Country Park, St Leonards Street, West Malling
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 Common hawthorn (ref. T1 on map) ivy clad - remove broken branches above 2m. 1 x Ash (ref. T2) Remove dead north-east facing stem adj. picnic area. 1 x Ash adj. car park (ref. T3) Remove large deadwood. 1 x Oak (ref. T4) Remove dead hanging branch over footpath. T5 Group of dead/declining Cherry trees on embankment above lakeside footpath - remove all dead trees. 1 x Ash in decline adj. St Leonards Street (ref. T6) fell to ground. 1 x dead English Elm (ref. T7) fell to ground. 2 x Ash adj. St Leonards Street (ref. T8) decayed, fell both to ground. 1 x dead Common Ash adj. lakeside footpath (ref. T9) fell to ground. 3 x Common Ash predominantly dead adj. footpaths (ref. T11, T12 and T13) fell to ground.
As published by the council, reference 25/01432/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01432/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01432/TNCA Granted
Manor Park Country Park, St Leonards Street, West Malling
1 x Common hawthorn (ref. T1 on map) ivy clad - remove broken branches above 2m. 1 x Ash (ref. T2) Remove dead north-east facing stem adj. picnic area. 1 x Ash adj. car park (ref. T3) Remove large deadwood. 1 x Oak (ref. T4) Remove dead hanging branch over footpath. T5 Group of dead/declining Cherry trees on embankment above lakeside footpath - remove all dead trees. 1 x Ash in decline adj. St Leonards Street (ref. T6) fell to ground. 1 x dead English Elm (ref. T7) fell to ground. 2 x Ash adj. St Leonards Street (ref. T8) decayed, fell both to ground. 1 x dead Common Ash adj. lakeside footpath (ref. T9) fell to ground. 3 x Common Ash predominantly dead adj. footpaths (ref. T11, T12 and T13) fell to ground.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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9 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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