Planning application
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
Works: Trees
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Proposal
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce and reshape by 20% as specified. T1 of Tree Preservation Order reference 25/00017/TPO. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T2). Ash, Sycamore and Elm (applicants ref. G1) - Fell. 1 x Pine (applicants ref. T3) - Monolith. 1 x Evergreen Oak (applicants ref. T4) - Reduce and reshape as specified. 1 x Wild Service Tree (applicants ref. T7) - Reduce by 25% as specified. Works as part of maintenance. Group of 14x Hazel (applicants ref. G2) - Repollard. All standing in Area A1 and Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order reference 87/10210/TPO.
As published by the council, reference 26/00550/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00550/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- West Malling
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00273/TNCA Granted
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
2 x Hornbeam (applicants ref. T5 and T6) - Reduce and reshape as specified.
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23/03413 Granted
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T9 - that is "drastically over hanging neighbour's property") - Reduce by 2.5m & lift to give clearance of 3m above neighbouring property (6m from ground). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
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21/00784/TPOC Granted
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
Sycamore T1 - Reduce by 30%, T2 Sycamore - Reduce by 30%, T3 Sycamore - Reduce by 25%, T4 Holm Oak - Reduce by 25%, T5 Cherry - Fell to ground, G1 Cob Nuts -reduce area to 2.5m
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19/02714/TNCA Granted
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
T1 Robinia - reduce by 30% and remove Ivy, T2 Robinia - reduce by 30% and remove Ivy, T3 Hornbeam - prune all round (entrance to car park), T4 Hornbeam - prune all round. All works are for maintenance purposes and to keep trees to size for their surroundings
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Qualitree Services Ltd Agent, registered in Maidstone
Active · incorporated 2013 · Maidstone
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T9 - that is "drastically over hanging neighbour's property") - Reduce by 2.5m & lift to give clearance of 3m above neighbouring property (6m from ground). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
T1 Robinia - reduce by 30% and remove Ivy, T2 Robinia - reduce by 30% and remove Ivy, T3 Hornbeam - prune all round (entrance to car park), T4 Hornbeam - prune all round. All works are for maintenance purposes and to keep trees to size for their surroundings
Granted Trees 9 docs -
Amenity Land At Nevill Court West Malling Kent
2 x Hornbeam (applicants ref. T5 and T6) - Reduce and reshape as specified.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
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26/00963/TPOC Granted
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1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Canopy lift to 5 m above the road and lateral reduction on southern side to give building 3 m clearance. T1 of Tree Preservation Order
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