Planning application
Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1x Prunus Cerasifera - Possible disturbance to outer root system past tree drip line, no roots larger than 30mm to be cut
As published by the council, reference 26/01783/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01783/TNCA
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- TN9 1JP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01967/TNCA Granted
Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
T1 & T2 Conifers to be removed; T3 & T4 Sycamores to be removed and replace with Dividia involucrate, Acers, Halesia Carolina, Viburnum plicatum, and Rhododendrons
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20/00327/TNCA Granted
Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
Sycamore (T1) to crown lift roadside to approx 25 foot and remove the single stem on the building side to balance the lower crown and to allow for avenue of Cherry trees to be planted. T2 Foxglove to be felled, as it is dead
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19/02137/TNCA Withdrawn
Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
T1 Pinus Sylvestris -Scots Pine to the rear of the Chapel - fell
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19/01367/TNCA Granted
Tonbridge School High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1JP
G1 4no. Lime trees (Trees south of Leyburn Court) 2no. on rear boundary with adjacent property. Right hand tree - reduce back to source the smaller left hand stem, pollard the remainder of the tree starting pollard height 5m below current and pollard the Lime to the left to the same height. Lime tree rear left hand corner - remove epicormic basal growth and pollard the tree at approx 10m below current height and Lime tree adjacent to poorly Horse Chestnut - remove epicormic growth and pollard at 5m below current height
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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.
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.
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