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
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: 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
- Postcode
- ME19 6RL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00867/TNCA Granted
West Malling C Of E Primary School Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RL
Applicants ref, T2 Purple Leaf Plum, 1 stem has pushed fence panel out - Cut marked stem back to boundary. T5 Goat Willow, branches hitting adjacent building and roof - Prune to clear building by approximately 1m. T6 Holly, branches hitting adjacent building and roof - Prune to clear building by approximately 1m. T9 Ash, heavily leaning and poor form - Dismantle to near ground level. T13 Norway Maple, major crown dieback tree declining - Dismantle to leave approximately 2m trunk to regenerate or provide habitat. T14 Goat Willow, hitting portacabin roof and snapped hanging branch - Prune to clear roof by approximately 1-2m and remove branch. T27 Horse Chestnut, branches hitting phone wires - Crown lift to give approximately 1m around phone wires. T28 Sweet Chestnut, branches hitting phone wires and deadwood in crown - Remove major deadwood and crown lift to give approximately 1m around phone wires
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20/00691/TNCA Granted
West Malling C Of E Primary School Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RL
T1 Betula pendula located on far side of football pitch -remove to ground level
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19/01497/TNCA Granted
West Malling C Of E Primary School Norman Road West Malling Kent ME19 6RL
T142 Wild Cherry - Minor crown dieback, slight hollow attenuation indicative of isolated stem decay, reduce crown by up to 3 metres to minimise stress on basal defect and T148 and T149 - deadwood removed
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
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREES
- LETTER
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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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26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
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