Planning application
Leybourne Grange Development Site, Birling Road, Leybourne, West Malling
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Works to various trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders within Leybourne Chase as detailed in tree survey received 26 November 2025
As published by the council, reference 25/01985/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01985/PA
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Parish
- Ryarsh, Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
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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25/01983/PA Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site, Birling Road, Leybourne, West Malling
1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T02) - Remove broken branch only. T47 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T05) - Fell. T53 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T013) - Reduce height by 6M and lateral branches by 3M, (Remove deadwood). Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. (1 x Oak and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T11 and T14) - Remove deadwood only. Standing in Groups G36 and G39 of Tree Preservation Order).
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25/01983/TPOC Granted
Leybourne Grange Development Site, Birling Road, Leybourne, West Malling
1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T02) - Remove broken branch only. T47 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T05) - Fell. T53 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T013) - Reduce height by 6M and lateral branches by 3M, (Remove deadwood). Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. (1 x Oak and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T11 and T14) - Remove deadwood only. Standing in Groups G36 and G39 of Tree Preservation Order).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 February 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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 41 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 500 metres
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Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
T1 beech to reduce the lateral branches back by 1.5-2m back to good growth points
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Leybourne Grange Development Site, Birling Road, Leybourne, West Malling
1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T02) - Remove broken branch only. T47 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T05) - Fell. T53 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T013) - Reduce height by 6M and lateral branches by 3M, (Remove deadwood). Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. (1 x Oak and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T11 and T14) - Remove deadwood only. Standing in Groups G36 and G39 of Tree Preservation Order).
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Former Leybourne Grange Hospital Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of condition 2 (Roof tiles) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/12/00494/FL and listed building consent TM/12/00495/LB: Conversion and refurbishment of Leybourne Grange and stable block, plus construction of 6 no. dwellings to provide 29 dwellings, with associated parking spaces and landscape works
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 8 docsSeveral homes -
Leybourne Grange Hospital Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the portico on the front elevation of the Leybourne Grange Manor House and associated works including to the timber roof joist and bottle balustrade
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs -
Leybourne Grange Hospital Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of condition 3 (joinery) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/12/00494/FL (Conversion and refurbishment of Leybourne Grange and stable block, plus construction of 6 no. dwellings to provide 29 dwellings, with associated parking spaces and landscape works)
Granted Outline 39 docsSeveral homes -
Leybourne Grange Hospital Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent
Details of condition 3 (joinery) submitted pursuant to Listed Building Consent TM/12/00495/LB (Listed Building Application: Conversion and refurbishment of Leybourne Grange and stable block, plus construction of 6 no. dwellings to provide 29 dwellings, with associated parking spaces and landscape works)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 37 docsSeveral homes
Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP
1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.
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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.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.