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Kingdom Grove Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DU

Awaiting decision Sevenoaks 25/02328/W5DAY Tree 5 day notification emergency works

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Reduce dead chestnut to 15 feet, leaving main stem. Remove overhanging deadwood from the driveway. Remove the most dangerous deadwood from the tree known as Seven Sisters.

As published by the council, reference 25/02328/W5DAY

Application record

Reference
25/02328/W5DAY
Type
Tree 5 day notification emergency works
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Ward
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone
Parish
Penshurst
Postcode
TN11 8DU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/03490/DETAIL Awaiting decision

    Kingdom Grove Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DU

    Details pursuant to condition 2 (Noise management plan, Noise Mitigation Measures & Verification Report) of 23/01853/FUL.

    Submitted 12 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/03310/WTPO Refused

    Kingdom Grove Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DU

    Sweet chestnut tree -branch with swing to remove both offshoots. Large limb off centre north stem to reduce two horizontal limbs back to 1m from origin and reduce 45 limb back to 3m length from origin. Stem with swing to reduce two upper verticals to join and limb to west at 9m height back to 1m stub. Remove other small under 10cm dead limbs from this stem. South west stem to reduce main dead stub by 3m and reduce three limb stubs back to 1.5m from stem. Centre south to reduce upper stem by 3m. South east stem Southern of two to reduce large stub to south back to 1.5m from trunk. Lower long limb to east back to 2m length. Upper part of stem leaning to southeast to remove dead upper section and East stem West stem of two to remove dead upper section. East stem of two to reduce large limb to east to point where bifurcation. Reduce main stub by 2m and any deadwood.

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sevenoaks took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sevenoaks for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sevenoaks decided tree works applications in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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  • Kingdom Grove Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DU

    25/03310/WTPO Submitted 21 Nov 2025 100 yards away

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