Planning application
Land South Of Tennis Courts And North Of Crispin Way Kings Hill West Malling Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Veteran Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce length of low lateral to east by up to 6.0 metres, Reduce upper crown which presents reduced vigour and extends beyond the main canopy profile by 3.0-3.5 meters and reduce remainder of the crown/canopy extent by up to 2.0 metres. Works to accord with veteran tree management principles. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (growing beneath the crown of Beech T1) - Coppice. Improve ground conditions through hand picking stone materials and provision of bark mulch. Treeworks necessary to enclose rooting area with low cleft chestnut kick rail. All works as specified in Ben Larkham Associates Ltd report dated 19th December 2025 and email from agent dated 25th February 2026. Trees standing in woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 25/02161/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02161/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Kings Hill
- Parish
- Kings Hill
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ben Larkham Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Tunbridge Wells
Active · incorporated 2003 · Tunbridge Wells
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 86% granted
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See their track recordKings Hill Management Ltd Applicant, registered in West Malling
Active · incorporated 2021 · West Malling
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- KINGS HILL PARISH COUNCIL
- TREE REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- DRAWING1-A3 LANDSCAPE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 13 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.
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