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Land At Merryfield Court Waterloo Road Tonbridge Kent

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01762/TPOC

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Copper Beech (T1) - Crown reduce by 2 - 3m to suitable growth points, remove major deadwood. Crown lift to a height of 4m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%). Copper Beech (T2) - Crown reduce by 2 - 3m to suitable growth points, Remove major deadwood Crown lift to a height of 4m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%). Yew (T8) - Reduce back lateral branches overhanging site footpath by 1.5 - 2m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood in lower canopy measuring 25mm or more in diameter. T1, T2 and T8 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 26/01762/TPOC

Application record

Reference
26/01762/TPOC
Status
Registered
Received
21 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Judd
Parish
Tonbridge
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/01446/TPOC Granted

    Land At Merryfield Court Waterloo Road Tonbridge Kent

    T1 (237) Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 2m, T2 (238) and T3 (239) Maple - reduce overall size of Crown by 1.5m, T4 (240) Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 2.5 and T5 (241) Yew - crown lift over pathway to 3m

    Decided 18 Aug 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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 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

  • LOCATION OF TREE Site Location Plan · 21 Sep 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Sep 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

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.