1 Clare Wood Drive East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00816/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

3x Silver Birches. T1 - tip prune branches to blend crowns together T2 - reduce silver birch from 15m to 12m and reshape. T3 -reduce from 13m to 12m and reshape Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Apr 2026
Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Clare Park and Blacklands conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Postcode
ME19 6PA
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
NPC Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
188decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14896578
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026