Planning application
Hilden Grange School 62 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Ash (applicants ref. T862) - Fell to ground level. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 25/01854/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01854/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 10 Apr 2026
- 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 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/00556/TPOC Granted
Hilden Grange School 62 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
T1 Pine - remove deadwood, T2 Western Red Cedar. Sparse and thinning canopy - remove deadwood, T3 Lime - reduce stump to monolith stem at 3m and T4 Pine - remove dead and dying limbs and undertake sensitive branch end reduction to canopy area by 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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10 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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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
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Sketch plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 10 April 2026, 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.
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 -
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 -
76 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Remove major and significant deadwood over 25mm diameter plus any broken/hanging branches over road. Reduce lower branches to provide clearance of approximately 3m from ground level (over footpath). Reduce lower branches to provide clearance of approximately 6m from ground level (over road). 2 x Yew (applicants ref. G2) - Reduce lower branches to provide clearance of approximately 6m from ground level (roadside).
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
Hilden Grange School 62 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
T1 Pine - remove deadwood, T2 Western Red Cedar. Sparse and thinning canopy - remove deadwood, T3 Lime - reduce stump to monolith stem at 3m and T4 Pine - remove dead and dying limbs and undertake sensitive branch end reduction to canopy area by 2m
Granted Trees 4 docs -
54A Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX
Loft conversion with rear dormer and 3 roof lights to the front elevation, a rear ground floor and lower ground floor extension with roof lights, conversion of the existing integral garage to habitable space, installation of solar panels to the front roof slope, changes to the external materials and fenestration
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 14 docs
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26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision
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26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision
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26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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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.