Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

LAND AT DOUCES MANOR, ST LEONARDS STREET, WEST MALLING,

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01806/PA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

T2 (Applicants ref.) Goat Willow - Dismantle to near ground level, tree has outgrown the space and roots have started to cause damage to the surfacing and potential structural weaknesses due to lean and included unions G1 (Applicants ref.) Crab Apples x7 - Crown reduce new shoots, general maintenance.

As published by the council, reference 25/01806/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01806/PA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
4-Appeal decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

    25/01411/FL Submitted 27 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement windows and doors to 8 - 24 Douces Manor

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs

  • Douces Manor 60, St Leonards Street

    21/02221/TPOC Submitted 11 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    1 x Lime, 2 x Horse Chestnut and 1 x Sycamore (standing adjacent to the boundary with 43 Churchfields and shown in photo attached to e-mail dated 3rd October 2022) - Reduce height by approx. 1 third and cut branches overhanging the boundary of 43 Churchfields back to near trunks/stems. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Refused Trees 12 docs

  • 8-24 Douces Manor, St Leonards Street, West Malling, ME19 6UB

    25/01411/PA Submitted 27 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    Replacement windows and doors to 8 - 24 Douces Manor

    Granted Prior approval Windows or glazing 14 docs

  • 127 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RE

    19/01479/LDP Submitted 24 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Erection of an outbuilding

    Decided Lawful development 8 docs

  • 127 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RE

    19/01368/TPOC Submitted 12 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    G1 3no Leylandii trees - reduce heights down to approx 5m and to suitable pruning points, G2 Scots Pine - reduce back to source the first 3 branches growing towards the garden and Sycamore - reduce back to source the first 4 branches growing in towards the garden (neighbour's trees)

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 127 Offham Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RE

    19/02742/FL Submitted 21 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Erection of an outbuilding and formation of a new vehicular access onto Offham Road

    Granted Full applications 16 docs

In Tonbridge and Malling

  • 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