Planning application
3 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
1 x Silver Birch (applicant reference T1) Reduce Crown in Height from 10m to 9m, spread from 4m to 3m and Reshape remaining branches. 1 x "Horse Chestnut" (applicant reference T2) Remove Silver Birch and stump grind, and replant with a more suitable tree. 1 x Norway Maple (Applicant reference T3) Remove and grind stump of tree in decline. 1 x Hornbeam (applicant reference T4) Re-pollard to old points from 10m to 8m in height, and 4m to 3m in spread. 1 x wild cherry (applicant reference T5) Reduce Crown from 10m in height to 9m in height as specified
As published by the council, reference 25/02145/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02145/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- 6 week expired TNCA
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: 6 week expired TNCA
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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3 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA
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