Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/01306/TPOC Granted

  Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  1 x Ash (applicants ref. T2) - Crown lift over road by 2-3m. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T3) - Crown lift branches nearly hitting the house only to 1m above ridge of adjacent house. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T4) - Remove dead branch and any squirrel damaged limbs over house, inspect for safety. All Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Submitted 10 Jul 2026
• 23/01013/TNCA Decided

  Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  4 x Ash and Sycamore saplings (applicants ref. T4) suppressed by T2, leaning and no future potential - Fell to near ground level. 1 x Goat Willow (applicants ref. T13) major limb recently failed at branch union - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m to reduce leverage on rest of tree. 1 x Whitebeam (applicants ref. T26) fungal brackets up main trunk and trunk dead from 8 feet up. Diamond Jubilee commemorative tree - Fell to near ground level

  Decided 19 May 2023 Trees
• 23/00620/TPOC Granted

  Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent

  1 x Walnut (applicants ref. T1) major cavity and decay in trunk, kretzschmaria fungus at base - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T2) adjacent tree failed, this tree now heavily lopsided - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and rebalance. 1 x leaning Cherry (applicants ref. T3) partially uprooted and leaning on Yews adjacent - Dismantle to near ground level. 1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T10) twin stem tree, one stem leaning towards adjacent property. Bleeding at base of stem - Reduce leaning stem by approximately 2-3m to reduce leverage and wind sail. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T11) low branches over road, two low dead branches over lawn - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road, Remove x2 dead branches. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T12) Low branches over road - Crown lift by approximately 1-2m over road. 1 x Holm Oak (applicants ref. T25) Ganoderma fungal brackets on NE + SW sides near base. Sparse crown suggesting damage from fungus - Pollard at main fork at 8ft for safety (Tree may resprout as pollard or could be removed in later years if continues to decline). All standing within Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

  Decided 15 May 2023 Trees

1. 10 Jul 2026

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 October 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.

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