118, ROCKS FARMHOUSE, THE ROCKS ROAD, East Malling, WEST MALLING, ME19 6AU

23/02032/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 5 February 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

1 x Yew (applicants ref. T1 - standing by house) - Proposed is a crown reduction/shaping, from current height & lateral spread of 6m x 6m to 5m x 5m respectively. T3 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Bay (applicants ref. T3 - standing by garage) - Proposed is a crown reduction from current height & lateral spread of 6m x 6m to 5m x 4m respectively. T4 of Tree Preservation Order

Received: 19 September 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: East Malling West Malling And Offham

ReceivedReceived19 Sep
ValidatedValidated19 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date14 Nov
DecidedDecided5 Feb

Decided in 139 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 118, ROCKS FARMHOUSE, THE ROCKS ROAD, East Malling, WEST MALLING, ME19 6AU. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 11 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the East Malling Village conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 176 applications across East Malling West Malling And Offham. 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 6AU
Application type: Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: East Malling And Larkfield
District: Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 22 September 2023
Target decision date: 14 November 2023
Application expires: 15 November 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Clive Day Homestead 107 Heath Road Coxheath ME17 4PP

Planning decision

Statutory period: 57 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12464488
UPRN: 100061186628
Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: East Malling Village
Listed building: Grade II: Rock FarmhouseOn this site
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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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13 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tonbridge

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