Birling Forge, 5 - 7, Snodland Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JF

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

• 25/01751/PA Granted

  BIRLING FORGE, 5 - 7, SNODLAND ROAD, BIRLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 5JF

  Large apple tree - 50% reduction all over the crown

  Decided 26 Nov 2025 Trees

1. 21 Oct 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 29 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 26 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.

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.

• Weirside Cottage, Snodland Road, West Malling, ME19 5JF

  25/01608/HH Submitted 29 Sep 2025 0m away

  First floor front and rear extensions

  Refused Householder Extension 12 docs
  Domestic

• Weirside Cottage Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

  26/01209/FL Submitted 26 Jun 2026 2m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  First floor front and rear extensions and installation of solar PVs (resubmission)

  Awaiting decision Extension 9 docs

• WEIRSIDE COTTAGE, SNODLAND ROAD, BIRLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 5JF

  25/01608/PA Submitted 29 Sep 2025 25m away

  First floor front and rear extensions

  Refused Householder Extension 10 docs
  Domestic

• Ley Farm Barn Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

  26/00247/LB Submitted 12 Feb 2026 51m away

  Listed Building Application: Removal of a boundary fence and replace with a 2.1m Flemish Bond, flush pointed Kingsley Weathered red brick garden wall. Works to include solid brown stained timber gates and piers with associated works

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Ley Farm Barn Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

  26/00246/FL Submitted 12 Feb 2026 53m away

  Removal of a boundary fence and replace with a 2.1m Flemish Bond, flush pointed Kingsley Weathered red brick garden wall. Works to include solid brown stained timber gates and piers with associated works

  Withdrawn Full applications 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Ley Farm Cottage Snodland Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JF

  19/02513/NMA Submitted 28 Oct 2019 78m away

  Non Material Amendment to planning permission TM/19/00832/FL: change of exterior colour of weatherboarding from black to green, change of window colour from black powder coated aluminium to green hardwood windows, removal of window adjacent to front door and addition of skylight in Kitchen, dimensions 2500mmW x 900mmH

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 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