Planning application
Ragstone Cottage, Comp Lane, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x fallen Apple tree (shown in applicants photos) - Remove.
As published by the council, reference 25/01571/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01571/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2025
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- Offham
- Postcode
- ME19 5NW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01571/PA Decided
Ragstone Cottage, Comp Lane, Offham, West Malling, ME19 5NW
1 x fallen Apple tree (shown in applicants photos) - Remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- Application correspondence
- Decision - exempt tree work
- Photos
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 23 September 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.
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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