12 Tassell Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6QB Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01795/TPOC
Date received
around 7 Oct 2026
Date validated
7 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME19 6QB

Description

2 x Pine (standing in rear garden of 12 Tassell Close in location of red blob on applicants plan and shown in applicants photos) - Remove. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Tonbridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Conservation area about 38 m away: Bradbourne, East Malling; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Larkfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £685,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

27 January 2025£685,000
9 December 2011£395,000
29 July 1997£166,950New build

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

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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

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