Land At Douces Manor St Leonards Street West Malling Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/01945/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 x Elder entwined with 1x Conifer (applicants ref. T5) - Fell both Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Jul 2026

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Validated

10 Aug 2026

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Approved

19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

Read the government guidance ↗

West Malling 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 ↗

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Douce's Manor, Grade II*, 44 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 233 m away: Tower keep castle at West Malling; Inside the West Malling built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 20 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.

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Important details

Council: Tonbridge
Application type: Tree Notification Conservation Area
Received: 10 Jul 2026
Validated: 10 Aug 2026
Ward: East Malling West Malling And Offham
Parish: West Malling
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Sept 2026
Decision: 6 week expired TNCA
Decision date: 19 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: TreeAbility

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 28 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one70d

Council42d

UK36d

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 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 21 Sept 2026
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