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East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD

23/00341/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 28 March 2023

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

1 x Birch and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Fell; 1 x Ash and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T3 and T38.5) - Repollard. 2 x Lime and 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T31, T33 and T34) - 4m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%) (and sever ivy); 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T32) - Remove tree and poison stump; 1 x Birch (applicants ref. T35) - 3m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T36 on boundary with land in Blacklands Close) - 3.5m reduction in height and a 1m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); Hazel (applicants ref. T40) - 2m Reduction in height and (remove deadwood); 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T44) - 4.5m (30%) reduction in height; 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T45) - 4m reduction in height and a 2m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (25%); 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T48) - 30% Reduction in height; 1 x Cherry (applicants ref. T49) - 3m reduction in height and a 1.5m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%); 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T50) - 2.5m reduction in height and a 1.5m reduction in lateral spread to leave a balanced shape (20%). (EXEMPT WORK 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T4) - Remove deadwood only; 1 x Scots Pine, 2 x Sycamore, 1 x Spruce and 2 x Ash (applicants ref. T17, T18, T19, T20, T21 and T47) - Sever Ivy only; 3 x dead Thuja (standing in group applicants ref. G1) - Remove; Woodland group of Sycamore, Hawthorn, Ash, Aspen, Lime, Sweet Chestnut, Field Maple, Oak, Damson, Cherry, Horse Chestnut, Larch and Maple (applicants ref. W1) - Sever Ivy. Monolith dead Ash at 6-8m; Group of Sycamore, Hawthorn and Ash (applicants ref. G2) - remove/clear saplings with a stem diameter of less than 75mm)

Received
8 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Malling
  1. Received8 Feb
  2. Validated15 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided28 Mar

Decided in 41 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at East Malling Centre Chapman Way East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6SD. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 2 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Clare Park and Blacklands conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,037 applications in total for the ME19 postcode area.

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

Postcode
ME19 6SD
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
District
Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
21 February 2023
Target decision date
29 March 2023
Permission expires
28 March 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11919899
UPRN
100062628450
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clare Park and Blacklands
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage 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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  1. 2023
    8 Feb

    1 x Birch (applicants ref. T6) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath. T1 of Tree Preservation Order; (1 x Birch…

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  2. 2023
    8 Feb

    1 x Birch and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Fell; 1 x Ash and 1 x Maple (applicants ref. T3 and…

    This applicationApprovedTrees23/00341/TNCA

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