Skip to content

Bank House 74 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JR

26/01615/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1x mixed species hedge row (applicant ref H1) - fell. 1x Silver birch (applicant ref T1) - reduce canopy height from 11m to 9m and spread from approx 4m to 3m. 1x Lilac hedge (applicant ref H2) -reduce in height by approx 1.5m to 3m from ground level. 1x Scott's Pine (applicant ref T2) - reduce the lateral on the eastern side of the canopy by 2m to existing canopy profile. 1x Ash (applicant ref T3) - fell. 7x dead Elms and 2x live Elms (applicant ref G1) - fell

Received
1 September 2026
Decision due
13 October 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided

Have your say

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (2)

About this application

This is a tree application at Bank House 74 Ryarsh Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JR. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Birling conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh. 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
ME19 5JR
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Birling

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Broadleaf Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
Nupkins Blind Lane Bredhurst ME73JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15191708
Documents
2
Constraints
60

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: Birling
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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, 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, 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.

Source: Tonbridge

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near ME19

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address