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Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

Awaiting decision Sevenoaks 25/02438/WTCA Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 Willow - Remove snapped out limb and repollard to previous pruning points. G1 Beech x 2 - Thin crowns by 30% to allow for more light into gardens/lawn area.

As published by the council, reference 25/02438/WTCA

Application record

Reference
25/02438/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
Parish
Farningham
Postcode
DA4 0DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register

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

  • 26/02444/WTCA Decided

    Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

    3 x Willow - Pollard crowns by 50% (Approx 8-10m) due to recent limb failures and dieback in crowns.

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026
  • 26/00008/WTCA Granted

    Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

    T01 - Sycamore 12m to reduce height of tree by 3m back to previous cuts. T02 - Sycamore 8m to reduce height of tree by 3m back to previous cuts.

    Decided 27 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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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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