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The Old Vicarage Mereworth Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JH

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01583/TNCA

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

1x Mature Yew tree (applicant ref T1) - reduce the lower 1/3 towards the house by approx 20%/1.5m. 1x Yew tree (applicant ref T2) - heavily reduce to 12ft to match Yew ball opposite. 1x Mixed hedge (applicant ref H1) - reduce height of hedge up to the conifer, height to be approx 8ft. 1x row of lapsed Yew hedge (applicant ref H2) - reduce row of Yew trees back into a hedge, height to be approx 10ft

As published by the council, reference 26/01583/TNCA

Application record

Reference
26/01583/TNCA
Status
Unknown
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
West Peckham
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ME18 5JH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/01726/TNCA Granted

    The Old Vicarage Mereworth Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JH

    To reduce 2 Yew trees by approx 50%

    Decided 20 Aug 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 1 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  5. 7 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Unknown

    Previously Awaiting decision.

  6. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 October 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 25 Aug 2026
  • LOCATION OF TREES Site Location Plan · 25 Aug 2026

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

About this record

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