34 Oakleigh Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9EW

1. 1 Apr 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 3 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 May 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 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 32 Oakleigh Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9EW

  20/00539/TPOC Submitted 4 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  T1 Hornbeam - reduce to a height of 12 and radial spread of 4m due to excessive shading and T2 Silver Birch - fell due to adverse western lean. Replace tree with 1 x Acer Campestre Elsrijk

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 41 Victoria Road Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HB

  20/01123/TPOC Submitted 2 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Hornbeam to coppice and allow to regenerate.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 31 Oakleigh Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9EW

  20/01064/TPOC Submitted 22 May 2020 50 yards away

  Fell Hornbeam

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Land Parcel 2 Oakleigh Close Walderslade Chatham Kent

  19/01895/TPOC Submitted 9 Aug 2019 100 yards away

  Reduce back mature Sissle Oak to previous pruning points on the East side, and remove small limb over garden. Lift tree branches to 5.2 metres over highway, for the first 0.5 metres over the footway and 2.4 metres high over the remainder of footway. Remove 9 Sapling Ash growing along South boundary of garden fence

  Granted Trees 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Oakleigh Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9EW

  21/01449/LDP Submitted 20 May 2021 100 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: rear dormer extension

  Decided Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 1 Farm Road Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HD

  22/01917/FL Submitted 31 Aug 2022 150 yards away

  Proposed front and rear dormer windows to allow new bedroom in the loft, creation of a hardstanding with new vehicle access and dropped kerb

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 7 docs

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01206/TPOC Granted

  9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

  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.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees