2, Yardley Park Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1NE

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.

• 25/01777/PA Granted

  2, YARDLEY PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1NE

  2 x Lime trees (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Cut back overhang to property at rear. Approx 2 metres to be removed.

  Decided 26 Nov 2025 Trees
• 21/01677/FL Refused

  2, YARDLEY PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1NE

  Demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of 13no. apartments with associated access, landscaping, parking and infrastructure

  Decided 8 Apr 2022 Full applications

1. 27 Oct 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 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.

• 1A, Yardley Park Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1NE

  25/01581/TNCA Submitted 24 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  T1 2 cherry tree and 2 conifer trees reduced by a third T2 cherry tree has fungal brackets and cavities - cut to ground level T3 Holly reduced by a third T4 mixed small trees raise lower canopy to give clearance to footpath and highway to a height of 5.2 metres

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Yardley Lodge, 4, Yardley Park Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1NE

  25/01584/TNCA Submitted 24 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Strawberry Tree - Reduce dead / dying limb back to stem Lime Trees - Re-pollard back to previous reduction points

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 7, Yardley Park Road, Tonbridge, TN9 1NE

  25/01628/TNCA Submitted 1 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  1 x Lime Tree (Applicant ref: T1 circled red on sketch plan) Reduce regrowth, 4-4.5 m. from most recent historical pruning points. Where decay is present, cut back further to clean wood. Remove epicormic growth to base and stem.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 5 Yardley Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NE

  20/00961/TNCA Submitted 11 May 2020 50 yards away

  Reduce Beech trees along rear of garden by approx 750mm-1000mm

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 2 Yardley Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NE

  26/01556/TNCA Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  3 x Lime (applicants ref. G1) - Repollard back to previous points. 1 x Oak, 3 x Holly and 2 x Elm (applicants ref. T1 and G2) - Fell. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce overextended laterals by up to 3.5m resulting in a branch length of no more than 2.5m from the main stem as specified. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T3) - Reduce by up to 3m to a residual height of 11m and overall crown spread of 7m as specified. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T4) - Reduce by up to 2.5m to a residual height of 7m and overall spread of 8m as specified. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T5) - Reduce back to previous points, removing up to 2.5m growth, to a residual height of 16m and overall spread of 11m as specified. 2x Holly, 1 x Lawson Cypress and 7x Beech (applicants ref. G3) - Reduce by up to 3m to a residual height of 15m and overall spread of each tree no more than 3.5m as specified.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 3 Yardley Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NE

  26/01841/TNCA Submitted 6 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec

  1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T1 standing at 3 Yardley Park Road) - Remove 3 x branches within the mid canopy back to secondary stems by 4m, Reduce low right hand limb by 2m, Reduce the lower limb by 1.5m back to the remaining canopy, Left hand lowest section - reduce 3 x limbs over the neighbouring property back by 2m to sufficient growth points, Reduce 3 x stems over the beech hedge by 1.5m to keep shape as specified. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T3 standing at Chiltern Way) - Trim over extended branches over the beech hedge by 1m back to boundary and trim left hand side by 1m to balance shape as specified. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T6 standing at 1, 1a and 1b Yardley Park Road) - Prune back by up to 2m back to boundary line. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T7 standing at 3 Yardley Park Road) - Trim hard all round by approx 0.2m leaving an aesthetically pleasing shape

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 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.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 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.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees