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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Ashford
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
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 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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