Graylings 2 Taylors Place Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5BS Data via plota.co.uk
26/01356/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
T1 and T2 Trees of Heaven - Proposed is the removal of both Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026
Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Trottiscliffe 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public bridleway 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barn 30 Yards North West of Millers Farmhouse, Grade II, 49 m away · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 9 with distances
- 49 mBarn 30 Yards North West of Millers FarmhouseGrade II
- 52 mGore CottageGrade II
- 53 mTrottiscliffe HouseGrade II
- 56 mMiller's FarmhouseGrade II
- 67 mLong GoreGrade II
- 72 mOld Roundel BarnGrade II
- 97 mThe Red HouseGrade II
- 112 mRoryGrade II
- 141 mThe Plough Public HouseGrade II
Also on the record
Green belt 10 m away: London; Inside the Trottiscliffe built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 5BS
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Trottiscliffe
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Aug 2026
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Day Tree Fellers Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one37d
Council39d
UK36d
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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 26 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15092175
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Rory Cottage Taylors Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DS
Details of condition 4 ( Replacement Windows) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00068…
2025
Approved
Rory Cottage Taylors Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DS
Details of condition 4 ( Replacement Windows) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00068…
2025
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
Listed Building Application: Proposed internal renovations, drainage improvements, waterp…
2025
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
Proposed internal renovations, drainage improvements, waterproofing of basement, new open…
2025
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
Listed Building Application: Proposed internal renovations, drainage improvements, waterp…
2025
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
Proposed internal renovations, drainage improvements, waterproofing of basement, new open…
2024
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
T1(applicants ref) – Bay- reduce tree height by 2m from 4m to 2m. T2(applicants ref) – Ye…
2024
Approved
RORY COTTAGE, TAYLORS LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DS
T1(applicants ref) – Bay- reduce tree height by 2m from 4m to 2m. T2(applicants ref) – Ye…
2024
Approved
LONG GORE COTTAGE WEST, GREEN LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DX
T1, copper beech. To have crown reduction of approx 30% from current height/lateral sprea…
2024
Approved
LONG GORE COTTAGE WEST, GREEN LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, WEST MALLING, ME19 5DX
T1, copper beech. To have crown reduction of approx 30% from current height/lateral sprea…
2023
Approved
2, Graylings, Taylors Place, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, ME19 5BS
1 x Tree of Heaven (agent ref: T1 - in rear garden and shown in agent's photos) 20m high…
2023
Approved
Green Court 3 Taylors Place Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5BS
T1 cherry. Proposed is the removal & stump/root grinding of this small ornamental tree si…
2023
Approved
3, GREEN COURT, Taylors Place, Trottiscliffe, WEST MALLING, ME19 5BS
T1 cherry. Proposed is the removal & stump/root grinding of this small ornamental tree si…
2023
Approved
2, Graylings, Taylors Place, Trottiscliffe, West Malling, ME19 5BS
1 x Tree of Heaven (agent ref: T2 indicated by blue circle on map) standing 20m high and…
2023
Refused
Longford Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EB
Proposed annex to serve as amenity to host dwellinghouse
2023
Approved
Longford Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EB
Applicants ref T1, Beech. Stands within the rear garden near the west boundary between 'L…
2023
Approved
Long Gore Cottage Green Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DX
Listed Building Application: replacement of windows and a replacement rear door
2022
Approved
Millers Farm Taylors Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DU
Listed Building Application: Replace an oak front door (like for like) with solid oak fol…
2021
Approved
Green Court 3 Taylors Place Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5BS
Maple (T1)- Crown reduction from current height of 7m to 5m and lateral spread from 5m to…
2021
Approved
The Corner House Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EB
Single storey side extension
2017
Approved
Gore Cottage Green Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DX
Details of conditions 2 (materials) and 3 (joinery) submitted pursuant to planning permis…
2016
Approved
Longford Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5EB
Demolition of redundant sheds and construction of new single storey dwelling house(revise…
2016
Approved
Land Rear Of Cedar Bungalow Church Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent
Details of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (landscaping), 7 (levels), 11 (surface material) a…
2016
Approved
Gore Cottage Green Lane Trottiscliffe West Malling Kent ME19 5DX
Proposed conservatory, new 2 storey extension, modification to the sprocket roof and inte…
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Approved
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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
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