Planning application
West Malling C Of E Primary School Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
7x Beeches on the boundary of Priors House (indicated by red dots on plan), trim the lowest branches to lift the crown by 3m
As published by the council, reference 26/00175/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00175/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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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