Planning application
31, Churchfields, West Malling, ME19 6RJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Fell to ground level Silver Birch
As published by the council, reference 25/01669/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01669/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Postcode
- ME19 6RJ
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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25/01669/PA Granted
31, CHURCHFIELDS, WEST MALLING, ME19 6RJ
T1 - Fell to ground level Silver Birch
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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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
- Decision Notice
- Delegated Report
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Location of tree
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 5 November 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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