Planning application
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
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 Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO
As published by the council, reference 26/01585/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01585/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Larkfield
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME20 6LY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01982/TPOC Refused
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
T1 Copper Beech - fell
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21/01083/LDP Decided
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Rear dormer window to facilitate a loft conversion
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21/00473/PDVLR Granted
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
Prior Notification for Residential Extension (Part 1 Class A): proposed 5m single storey rear extension with flat roof over, at a maximum height of 2.95m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
GraftinGardeners Ltd Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2009 · London
351 applications on PlanIndex · across 27 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE LOCATION
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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 decided tree works applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
Prior Notification for Residential Extension (Part 1 Class A): proposed 5m single storey rear extension with flat roof over, at a maximum height of 2.95m
Granted Outline Extension 6 docsSmall domestic -
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Rear dormer window to facilitate a loft conversion
Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs -
27 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
Details of condition 1 (planting) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/18/01963/FL (Change of use of amenity land to domestic curtilage and erection of boundary fence (part retrospective))
Granted Outline 5 docsSmall domestic -
49 The Ferns Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6NF
One horse chestnut and four beech trees (TPO 12.09.09). Reduce the overall height of the trees by 3 metres from tree crowns and trim back dangerous overhanging branches
Refused Trees 6 docs -
11, Hornbeam Close, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6LY
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Conversion of loft to habitable room incorporating a rear dormer and two rooflights in the front roofslope
Decided Lawful development Loft or dormer 13 docs
Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision
111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT
T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.