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Playing Fields Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01964/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Lime (Tilia X Europea) - Reduce to 10m - Several Ganoderma brackets observed on the stem - Visible cavities in the stem - Reduction aims to reduce sail and leverage on potentially compromised stem.

As published by the council, reference 25/01964/TNCA

Application record

Reference
25/01964/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Permitted
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Decided
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Judd
Parish
Tonbridge
Postcode
TN9 1JP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01964/PA Granted

    PLAYING FIELDS TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1JP

    T1 Lime (Tilia X Europea) - Reduce to 10m - Several Ganoderma brackets observed on the stem - Visible cavities in the stem - Reduction aims to reduce sail and leverage on potentially compromised stem.

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 25/01562/TNCA Granted

    Playing Fields Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1JP

    1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1819 - with fungal bracket at base) - Fell.

    Decided 22 Sep 2025 Trees
  • 25/01562/PA Decided

    PLAYING FIELDS TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1JP

    1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1819 - with fungal bracket at base) - Fell.

    Decided 22 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Nov 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 18 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.

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.

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    Granted Trees 4 docs
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