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Forsyth Close East Malling West Malling Kent

22/01331/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 19 October 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Oak and 2 x Pine (applicants ref. T1, T8 and T9) - Prune back southern (lateral) spread by 3m; 4 x Pine (applicants ref. T2, T11, T12 and T13) - Prune back southern spread by 2m; 6 x Pine (applicants ref. T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T10) - Prune back southern spread by 1m; 2 x Sycamore 1 x Ash and 1 x Yew (applicants ref.T14, T15, T16 and T17) - Prune back northern spread by 3m; 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T20) - Lift to 6m from ground level and prune back northern spread by 2-3m; 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T18) - Remove; (1 x Elder (applicants ref. T19) - Remove); Boundary vegetation Group G1 of applicants plan (including Ash, Hazel and Sycamore) - Prune back northern spreads by 1-2m back to boundary wall; Boundary vegetation Group G2 of applicants plan (including 2 x Ash, 6 x Sycamore, 6 x Hazel and 2 x Hornbeam) - Lift any branches over traffic lights to 6m above ground level, Prune back any other branches overhanging boundary back to boundary wall up to 3m above ground level only. Standing in Woodland W2 and Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

Received
20 June 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Malling
  1. Received20 Jun
  2. Validated20 Jun
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target15 Aug
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 121 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Forsyth Close East Malling West Malling Kent. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 8 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

98% of trees applications at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
District
Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 June 2022
Consultation expiry
15 July 2022
Neighbour consultation start
22 June 2022
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2022
Last date for comments
15 July 2022
Target decision date
15 August 2022
Permission expires
19 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Glen Poole Turners Hill Road Crawley Down Crawley RH10 4HQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11333904
UPRN
010002908470
Documents
6
Constraints
54

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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