Hilden Grange School 62 Dry Hill Park Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00660/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 x Yew (applicants ref. T878) - Prune back / reduce lateral side branches by 2m to clear school building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
23 Apr 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Tonbridge 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Tonbridge built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt 97 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 9 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £7,172,835 in January 2018. Other property, freehold.

31 January 2018£7,172,835Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Postcode
TN10 3BX
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
Parish
Tonbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Dec 2025
Decision
6 week expired TNCA
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005278 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Silva Woodland Management
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 168 days from validation, 126 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
385decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.