3 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00362/TPOC - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. 1 - rearmost of the two subject trees) - Reduce by 1 third. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. 2 - standing closest to the house of the two subject trees) - Reduce back to previous reduction points. Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Mar 2026
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Consultation
1 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE LOCATION Site Location Plan · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Blackland Timber Barn
List entry 1070458 · 9 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Public restricted byway 12 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Flood defence 15 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3

Last sold for £470,000 in February 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

6 February 2015£470,000
25 July 2002£295,000
3 July 1998£174,000

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 Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
ME19 6DR
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Apr 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A J Doe Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 130 days from validation, 89 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
245decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Apr 2026
Consultation
1 Apr 2026
Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Land west of 1 Blacklands East Malling
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2025 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2021 Withdrawn
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2020 Approved
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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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