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Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01297/TNCA

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

1 x dead Silver Birch, 1 x dead Willow, 1 x dead Cherry and 1 x dead Plum (applicants ref. T1, T2, T8 and T10) - Remove

As published by the council, reference 26/01297/TNCA

Application record

Reference
26/01297/TNCA
Status
Unknown
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
West Malling
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ME19 6HR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01272/TNCA Granted

    Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    T3, Mature Oak in rear garden - thin approx. 20% of the total crown mass and remove deadwood. T4, Mature Ash tree on rear boundary line - reduce lowest lateral on the south western side of the canopy from 9 metres radial spread to 6 metres. T5, Mature Pine - remove deadwood. T6, 2 x Portuguese Laurels - remove dead upper canopy and halo the building to provide 0.5 metres clearance. T7, Mature Robinia in rear garden - reduce canopy from height of 18 metres to 15.5 metres, Northern radial spread of 9.5 metres to 8 metres, Eastern and Southern radial spread of 10 metres to 8 metres and Western radial spread of 9 metres to 8 metres. T11, semi mature Birch in front garden - reduce height from 13 metres to 10 metres, Northern and Eastern radial spread of 5 metres to 3.5metres, Southern and Western radial spread of 5.5 metres to 4 metres. T14 mature Corsican Pine in front garden - reduce the extended lateral branch on the North Western side of the upper canopy from 13 metres radial spread to 10 metres.

    Decided 6 Aug 2026
  • 19/02563/TNCA Granted

    Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    Mature Robinia, Ash x2, Oak, Poplar, Willow. The trees were reduced by approx. 20% in May 2015 with the authority of TMBC, we would like to have them reduced again as the sap is effecting the house and pathways, Small Robinia - fell

    Decided 3 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Unknown

    Previously Permitted.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 September 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.

What 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's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Willowfields 158 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    26/01272/TNCA Submitted 6 Jul 2026 0m away

    T3, Mature Oak in rear garden - thin approx. 20% of the total crown mass and remove deadwood. T4, Mature Ash tree on rear boundary line - reduce lowest lateral on the south western side of the canopy from 9 metres radial spread to 6 metres. T5, Mature Pine - remove deadwood. T6, 2 x Portuguese Laurels - remove dead upper canopy and halo the building to provide 0.5 metres clearance. T7, Mature Robinia in rear garden - reduce canopy from height of 18 metres to 15.5 metres, Northern radial spread of 9.5 metres to 8 metres, Eastern and Southern radial spread of 10 metres to 8 metres and Western radial spread of 9 metres to 8 metres. T11, semi mature Birch in front garden - reduce height from 13 metres to 10 metres, Northern and Eastern radial spread of 5 metres to 3.5metres, Southern and Western radial spread of 5.5 metres to 4 metres. T14 mature Corsican Pine in front garden - reduce the extended lateral branch on the North Western side of the upper canopy from 13 metres radial spread to 10 metres.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • New Barns House 150 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    21/02441/RD Submitted 9 Sep 2021 2m away

    Details of condition 3 (Archeological Watching Brief) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/21/01415/FL (construction of a swimming pool and associated landscaping)

    Granted Outline 4 docs
  • New Barns House 150 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    21/01416/LB Submitted 19 May 2021 10m away

    Listed Building Application: Demolition of a garden wall to enable the construction of swimming pool and associated landscaping

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 15 docs
  • New Barns House 150 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    21/01415/FL Submitted 19 May 2021 27m away

    Construction of swimming pool and associated landscaping

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
  • New Barns Oast Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    20/02114/TNCA Submitted 23 Sep 2020 51m away

    Poplar P1 x 2: remove to ground level - 25m trees in close proximity to property have outgrown their situation

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • 2 New Barns Oast 146 Lavenders Road West Malling Kent ME19 6HR

    20/00692/TNCA Submitted 27 Mar 2020 68m away

    T1 and T2 Sycamores on driveway - deadwood removal only, T3 Holly located RH side of driveway - remove to 0.5m in order to alleviate light issues to adjacent horse chestnut, T4 Willow located rear lawn - deadwood removal only T5 Purple Leaf Plum - remove to ground level due to interference with building and proximity and G1 Poplar and Ash over vegetable patch - cut back to fence line to a maximum height of 10m (previous) to alleviate light issues

    Granted Trees 11 docs
    Small domestic