7 Chapel Street East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6AP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01335/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Silver birch. Stands within rear garden. 8m high with lat spread of 4m. Proposed is the overall crown reduction of approx 40% to 4.5m high x lat spread of 2.5m. T2. Elder. Stands close to the rear boundary at 3m X 3m respectively. Proposed is the 40% red to 1.75m x 1.75m respectively. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF IMG_7206 LOCATION OF TREES Drawing · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Correspondence with applicant/agent · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Kinross Cottage
List entry 1099144 · 22 m from the pin · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 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 ↗
East Malling Village 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.
Scheduled monument 152 m away: Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Larkfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 6AP
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Day Tree Fellers Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 11 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15081213
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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