3, Ryarsh Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JW

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

• 25/01902/PA Granted

  3, RYARSH ROAD, BIRLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 5JW

  T1 Ash, Reduce to height of garage approx 7m (poor specimen) G1 2 x Ash, Remove to ground (poor specimens)

  Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees

1. 13 Nov 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 17 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Permitted

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 17 December 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.

• 19, Ryarsh Road, Birling, West Malling, ME19 5JW

  25/01741/TNCA Submitted 21 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  T1 (Applicants ref) Yew and T2 (Applicants ref) Bay- Pollard both trees

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 3, RYARSH ROAD, BIRLING, WEST MALLING, ME19 5JW

  25/01902/PA Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  T1 Ash, Reduce to height of garage approx 7m (poor specimen) G1 2 x Ash, Remove to ground (poor specimens)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Rowan House 10 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW

  22/00544/FL Submitted 9 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension, new front entrance canopy, extension of driveway and external alterations

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Land Opposite The Close At Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent

  21/01163/LDE Submitted 23 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate Existing: use of adjoining land and building to property as a domestic garden incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse for an uninterrupted period since 2001

  Decided Lawful development 18 docs
  Domestic

• Rowan House 10 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW

  23/00618/NMA Submitted 17 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Non material amendment to planning permission TM/22/00544/FL Single storey rear extension, new front entrance canopy, extension of driveway and external alterations. Proposed amendment to add a flat skylight/rooflight window into the ceiling of the extension area. This would be in the centre of the room and the size would be 1 metre by 2 metres

  Granted Amendments Extension Loft or dormer +1
  Small domestic

• The Retreat 8 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JW

  21/00314/TNCA Submitted 5 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Hawthorn - fell to near ground level

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 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