Planning application
HILDEN GRANGE SCHOOL, 62, DRY HILL PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN10 3BX
Works: Trees
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Proposal
1 x Ash (applicants ref. T862) - Fell to ground level. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order; 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T878) - Prune back / reduce lateral side branches by 2m to clear school building. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 25/01854/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01854/PA
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN10 3BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01911/TNCA Granted
Hilden Grange School, 62, Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BX
1 x Holly (applicants ref. T/G802) - Fell to ground level.
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25/01911/PA Granted
HILDEN GRANGE SCHOOL, 62, DRY HILL PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN10 3BX
1 x Holly (applicants ref. T/G802) - Fell to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided tree works applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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
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HILDEN GRANGE SCHOOL, 62, DRY HILL PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN10 3BX
1 x Holly (applicants ref. T/G802) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
68 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
T1 (Applicants ref) Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) - Re pollard, reducing by approximately 1.5-2 meters. T2 (Applicants ref) Hazel - Coppice to 1ft above ground level. T3 (Applicants ref) Elder - Fell to ground level. T4 (Applicants ref) Yew - Fell to ground level. T5 (Applicants ref) Hawthorn - Fell to ground level. G1 (Applicants ref) 3 X Apple trees in the back garden, reduce canopy to strong secondary growth point or dormant bud.
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Hilden Grange School 62 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
1 x Ash (applicants ref. T862) - Fell to ground level. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Hilden Grange School, 62, Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BX
1 x Holly (applicants ref. T/G802) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
76, Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BX
G1 (Applicants ref) 2x Sycamore re-growth/Elder - Fell to ground level. G2 (Applicants ref) 4x Acacia - Remove major and significant deadwood over 25mm diameter plus any broken/hanging branches. T1 (Applicants ref) Bay - Remove 2x stems leaning towards property. T2 (Applicants ref) Sycamore - Remove major and significant deadwood over 25mm diameter plus any broken/hanging branches (clients side) waste to be stacked in woodland.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
76 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
1 x Robinia - Remove remaining 2 stems following recent failure of third stem from the same tree
Decided Trees 1 doc
Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.