Planning application
PLAYING FIELDS TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1JP
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1819 - with fungal bracket at base) - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/01562/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01562/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Tree Works Exempt
- Decision
- Tree Works Exempt
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Judd
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN9 1JP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01964/PA Granted
PLAYING FIELDS TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1JP
T1 Lime (Tilia X Europea) - Reduce to 10m - Several Ganoderma brackets observed on the stem - Visible cavities in the stem - Reduction aims to reduce sail and leverage on potentially compromised stem.
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25/01964/TNCA Granted
Playing Fields Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP
T1 Lime (Tilia X Europea) - Reduce to 10m - Several Ganoderma brackets observed on the stem - Visible cavities in the stem - Reduction aims to reduce sail and leverage on potentially compromised stem.
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25/01562/TNCA Granted
Playing Fields Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP
1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1819 - with fungal bracket at base) - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works Exempt
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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