Planning application
Playing Fields Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
3 x Ash (applicant refs T1, T2 and T3 - T1 and T2 standing adjacent to boundary between Smythe House 45 and Welldon House 47/49 London Road and T3 standing adjacent to path that runs along the north side of the playing fields in locations marked on annotated aerial image) - Crown reductions to secondary fork unions approximately 4 metres from branch tips as specified.
As published by the council, reference 26/01266/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01266/TNCA
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Judd
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1JP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/00475/TNCA Granted
Playing Fields Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
T1 - Pendunculate Oak (Quercus robur) - Fell and replace - Specimen is in decline, large amounts of deadwood and cambium recession at the base. much of the crown is overhanging the footpath. T2- Sycamore (Acer psuedoplatanus) - Fell and replace - Specimen is in decline and half of the crown has died, located in an area of heavy footfall. T3- Holm oak (Quercus ilex)- Remove hung up branch and split horizontal branch at 9m in the crownT4 -Pendunculate Oak (Quercus robur)- Clear branches from streetlight by removing/ reducing lowest lateral branches.
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22/02710/TNCA Granted
Playing Fields Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
G1 - 5 no. Young Walnut trees with stem diameter's no greater than 190mm, fell and the stumps ground out to allow for the re-alignment of the rugby training grid
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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28 Aug 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- LOCATION OF TREES
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 28 August 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tonbridge and Malling's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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