Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

This site has had 11 applications since 2019: 6 approved, 1 refused.

• 25/02076/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  1 x Acer (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce over extended lateral branches towards the parking and residential building by 2.5-3m as specified. Standing in Group G8 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Acer (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce lateral branches by 2-2.5m toward the streetlight, footpath and house as specified. Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Pine (applicants ref. T3) - Reduce lateral branch by around 2m by thinning as specified. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Decided 10 Apr 2026 Trees
• 25/01985/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  1 x Lime (applicants ref. T16 tag. 6516) - Reduce crown of hazard beam on west facing limb by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime and 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T39 tag. 6538 and T216 tag. 6586) - Reduce entire crown by 2-3m as specified, (deadwood). Standing in Groups G1 and G10 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T60 tag. 6551) - Reduce north facing side by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicants ref. T71 tag. 419) - Reduce entire crown by 3-4m as specified, (deadwood). T76 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T912 tag. 140) - Remove and replace with a tree of a different species. Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T913 tag. 141) - Reduce crown by up to 4m, (deadwood). Standing in Group G39 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T940 tag. 6762) - Reduce top of crown by 4-5m as specified. Standing in Group G40 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T955 tag. 424) - Reduce crown of upright growth on limb facing playground by 2-3m as specified, Erect fence around dripline to exclude hazards. Standing in Group G18 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T964 tag. 423) - Reduce lowest limb facing playground by 2-3m as specified. Standing in Group G12 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T1401 tag. 6274) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W3 of Tree Preservation Order. (2 x Beech (applicants ref. T66 tag. 415 and T74 tag. 6557) - Install a dynamic bracing system as specified. T70 and Standing in Group G41 of Tree Preservation Order. 2 x Oak, 1 x Sycamore, 1 x Lime and 5 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T69 tag. 418, T215 tag. 6585, T217 tag. 6587, T939 tag. 6763 and WG1100) - Remove deadwood only. T75 and Standing in Groups G10, G28 and G40 of Tree Preservation Order).

  Decided 17 Jul 2026 Trees
• 23/00180/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  18 Ash trees/stems (applicants ref. Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Tree 4, Group 5 and Group 7) - Re-coppice. Standing in Woodland W4 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Decided 8 Mar 2023 Trees
• 22/02545/TPOC Refused

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  Beech: Remove 9no. lowest branches and carry out 5% thinning of the remaining branches to allow sunlight through. T72 of Tree Preservation Order

  Decided 20 Jan 2023 Trees
• 21/02011/TPOC Decided

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  T400 dead Pine to remove to ground level; 1 of G33 twin stem Sycamore to reduce the remaining tree down to roughly 7m leaving it as a monolith (standing trunk); and T417 Beech tree to remove the first 9 branches on the trunk and thin the remaining canopy by up to 5%

  Decided 26 Jan 2022 Trees
• 21/00795/TPOC Split decision

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  Proposal (A) 1 x Beech (applicant's ref. T417) - To remove the first 9 branches on the trunk and thin the remaining canopy by up to 5%. T72 of Tree Preservation Order Proposal (B) 1 x Twin Stem Sycamore (1 tree in group applicant's ref. G33) - To reduce the remaining tree down to roughly 7m leaving it as a monolith. Standing in Group G11 of Tree Preservation Order

  Decided 4 Feb 2022 Trees
• 21/00406/TPOC Decided

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  Hazel T1 - Cut back lateral branches by 2m to good growth points (Tree on south west side of Beadsman Crescent)

  Decided 15 Mar 2021 Trees
• 20/02622/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  T1 beech to reduce the lateral branches back by 1.5-2m back to good growth points

  Decided 6 Jan 2021 Trees
• 20/01682/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  Works to various trees

  Decided 9 Sep 2020 Trees
• 19/01329/TPOC Granted

  Leybourne Grange Development Site Birling Road Leybourne West Malling Kent

  T1 Oak (tree opposite 41 Beadsman Crescent) - Reduce low limb by 30% & lift secondary growth to 5.5m (to give clearance)

  Decided 9 Jul 2019 Trees

1. 24 Sep 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 30 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 19 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.

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.

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.