Manor Park Country Park, St Leonards Street, West Malling

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 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.

  Decided 9 Oct 2025 Trees

1. 1 Sep 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 9 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

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

  21/01873/TNCA Submitted 2 Jul 2021 250 yards away

  Works to fell 4x trees within T1 Group of Sycamore, Cypress and Western Red Cedar and fell a Walnut tree and remove some of the lower limbs of surrounding trees/(remove a dead Cypress) within T2 Group of trees

  Decided Trees 9 docs

• Residential Amenity Land At Old Parsonage Court West Malling Kent

  23/00348/TNCA Submitted 15 Feb 2023 250 yards away

  T1 Austrian Pine- Reduce over-extended lateral branch by up to 2m to reduce end weight and remove deadwood with a diameter greater than 5cm

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  23/00620/TPOC Submitted 17 Mar 2023 300 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 300 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

• 68 St Leonards Street West Malling Kent ME19 6PB

  22/01783/FL Submitted 12 Aug 2022 350 yards away

  Demolition of existing detached outbuilding and construction of replacement outbuilding with glass link extension linking to the main house

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 10 docs

• 1 Bo Peep Cottages 57 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HP

  26/01781/FL Submitted 24 Sep 2026 350 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov

  Erection of a single storey garden room to existing detached outbuilding

  Awaiting decision
  Small domestic

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 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.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 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.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees