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3 Yardley Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NE

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01841/TNCA

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 Sycamore (applicants ref. T1 standing at 3 Yardley Park Road) - Remove 3 x branches within the mid canopy back to secondary stems by 4m, Reduce low right hand limb by 2m, Reduce the lower limb by 1.5m back to the remaining canopy, Left hand lowest section - reduce 3 x limbs over the neighbouring property back by 2m to sufficient growth points, Reduce 3 x stems over the beech hedge by 1.5m to keep shape as specified. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T3 standing at Chiltern Way) - Trim over extended branches over the beech hedge by 1m back to boundary and trim left hand side by 1m to balance shape as specified. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T6 standing at 1, 1a and 1b Yardley Park Road) - Prune back by up to 2m back to boundary line. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. T7 standing at 3 Yardley Park Road) - Trim hard all round by approx 0.2m leaving an aesthetically pleasing shape

As published by the council, reference 26/01841/TNCA

Application record

Reference
26/01841/TNCA
Status
Awaiting decision
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Postcode
TN9 1NE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 21 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 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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