Planning application
25 Bannister Way Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5GQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x Copper Beech Tree (T66 applicant reference) Reduce entire crown by 3m to suitable growth points, and crown lift north-west facing section of crown to 4m above ground level. Prune to give 2 meter clearance of the house. Reason for works, tree blocking light. Standing to the side of the property T72 of TPO
As published by the council, reference 26/01469/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01469/TPOC
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME19 5GQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kent county tree care ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Ashford
Active · incorporated 2018 · Ashford
10 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- TREE DETAILS
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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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's median decision took 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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