Planning application
55 Harvest Ridge Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5LZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1x Beech (applicant ref T1) - Reduce overall crown by approx 30%. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 26/01678/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01678/TPOC
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME19 5LZ
Comment by 4 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Tonbridge and Malling through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01924/TPOC Granted
55 Harvest Ridge Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5LZ
Beech Tree to lift crown by 1m, thin tree by 25% and remove major deadwood
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tree Monkeys Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Rugby
Dissolved · incorporated 2009 · Rugby
9 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordWhat 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 61 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.
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