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More Park R C Primary School, Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN

25/01568/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 13 November 2025

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus - marked as h 16m on Tree Removals 02 Topographical Survey Drawing No. TS24-659-1 and Group G3 of Wharton Tree Schedule reference 250611 2086 TS V1 and Drawing reference 250611 2086 TCP V1), 1 x Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa - marked as h 18m on Tree Removals 02 Topographical Survey Drawing No. TS24-659-1 and Group G5 of Wharton Tree Schedule reference 250611 2086 TS V1 and Drawing reference 250611 2086 TCP V1) and 1 x Beech (Fagus sylvatica - marked as h 14m Elm on Tree Removals 02 Topographical Survey Drawing No. TS24-659-1 and Group G6 of Wharton Tree Schedule reference 250611 2086 TS V1 and Drawing reference 250611 2086 TCP V1) - Remove.

Received
22 September 2025
Ward
East Malling West Malling And Offham
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated1 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Nov
  5. Decided13 Nov

Decided in 43 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at More Park R C Primary School, Lucks Hill, West Malling, ME19 6HN. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 11 days quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the West Malling conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 6HN
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Malling

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 October 2025
Target decision date
26 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14343709
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: West Malling
  • Listed building: Grade II: The HermitageOn or next to 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Sep

    1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus - marked as h 16m on Tree Removals 02 Topographical Survey Drawing No…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation AreaPart of25/01568/PA
  2. 2025
    22 Sep

    1 x Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus - marked as h 16m on Tree Removals 02 Topographical Survey Drawing No…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/01568/TNCA

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