Ragstone Cottage, Comp Lane, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NW

1. 23 Sep 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 23 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

• Ragstone Cottage, Comp Lane, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NW

  25/01571/PA Submitted 23 Sep 2025 6m away

  1 x fallen Apple tree (shown in applicants photos) - Remove.

  Decided Trees 3 docs

• 2 Swan Cottages The Green Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NN

  21/01741/LB Submitted 21 Jun 2021 57m away

  Listed Building Application: Replacement of two first floor and one ground floor windows to principal elevation and first floor window to side elevation. Replace the "Georgian style" part glazed door to the garden with a similar and appropriate hard wood part glazed external door

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 18 docs

• The Courtyard Comp Lane Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NW

  26/00055/FL Submitted 15 Jan 2026 65m away

  Erection of detached carriage house and garage

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Cedar Lodge The Green Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NN

  26/00844/TNCA Submitted 6 May 2026 73m away

  1 x dead Silver Birch (standing in location of blue dot on applicants plan) - Fell.

  Decided Trees 7 docs

• 4 Pond Cottages Comp Lane Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NW

  26/00342/FL Submitted 27 Feb 2026 76m away

  Single storey side extension, alterations to driveway and associated landscaping

  Granted Full applications Extension 27 docs
  Small domestic

• The Green Offham West Malling Kent

  22/01412/TNCA Submitted 28 Jun 2022 88m away

  T1 Cherry tree - re-prune to previous cut back points as the tree is getting hit by tall vehicles- approximately a 20% all over reduction. T2 Whitebeam, cut back to previous cut back points- approximately a 20% all over reduction

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 26/00374/TPOC Granted

  Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

  1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  3 Mar 2026 Trees
• 25/01594/TPOC Granted

  Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP

  1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.

  26 Sep 2025 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.

  25 Jun 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.

  29 Apr 2026 Trees
• 25/01178/TPOC Granted

  Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP

  Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.

  14 Jul 2025 Trees