26/00372/TPOC

1. 3 Mar 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 7 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• 21/00080/TPOC Granted

  31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF

  Oak T1 - remove epicormic growth from the main trunk and primary scaffold limbs to tidy appearance and to allow more light through the crown

  13 Jan 2021 3m away Trees
• 26/01235/TPOC Awaiting decision

  31 Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LF

  1 x Oak (applicant ref T1). Reduce the tree in height and lateral spread by up to 2 metres to previous pruning points. Removing only the larger growth, leaving smaller growth in order to maintain a natural form. T8 of Tree Preservation Order

  1 Jul 2026 16m away Trees
• 21/02058/TPOC Granted

  Castle Court Hadlow Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1QU

  (1 x Pine (T869 of Treeline Services Ltd Report dated 8th May 2021) - Remove deadwood only. T1 of Tree Preservation Order); 2 x Maple (T877 and T881 of Treeline Services Ltd Report dated 8th May 2021) - Crown reduce to previous pruning points (by approximately 2.5 metres). Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order; 1 x Lime (T895 of Treeline Services Ltd Report dated 8th May 2021) - Pollard to previous points. T7 of Tree Preservation Order

  26 Jul 2021 42m away Trees
• 21/00622/FL Granted

  27 Portman Park Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LW

  Entrance porch and first floor shower room extension

  4 Mar 2021 77m away Full applications
• 23/00079/FL Refused

  27 Portman Park Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LW

  Proposed roof conversion

  12 Jan 2023 80m away Full applications
• 26/01281/FL Awaiting decision

  27 Portman Park Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LW

  Part two storey rear extension and part first floor rear extension

  7 Jul 2026 81m away Full applications

• 26/01438/TNCA Decided

  Old Parsonage Court West Malling Kent

  1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 - 70% dead and adjacent to garage) - Remove.

  23 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01427/TPOC Decided

  6 Staleys Acre Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8GT

  1 x twin-stemmed False Acacia with recently failed stem and basal decay - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01426/TPOC Decided

  Bank Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  Trees standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order - Root pruning necessary to enable repair of leak (excavation along part of red line annotation on submitted plan in highway/highway Verge opposite Oakhurst Farm House, Bank Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11

  29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01422/TNCA Awaiting decision

  Hillview Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LZ

  T1 (Applicants ref) - False Acacia - Reduce crown by 30%.- To allow more light on property and patio

  28 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01408/TPOC Awaiting decision

  27 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

  Ash tree- Coppice (Lower boughs cutting back). Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order

  27 Jul 2026 Trees