Planning application
Land To The Rear Of Hales Cottage Tunstall Road Tunstall Kent ME10 1YQ
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Conservation Area Notification: Ash - Crown reduction & reshaping, carefully reduce and reshape the crown from 41ft to 18-23ft, subject to suitable growth points and natural pruning targets. Conifers - Fell and replace with 8 x Italian Cypress trees at 120cm tall. Laurels - Fell. Cherry - Fell -the tree is showing signs of decline including die back and deadwood and is situated in close proximity to the building. We will replant with 1 x Pear tree, 2 x apple trees.
As published by the council, reference 26/502026/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/502026/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- ME10 1YQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
Maidstone has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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