Planning application
The Rectory High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Maple x 2 to fell or dismantle by leaving the main stem as low to ground level as possible.
As published by the council, reference 25/02604/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02604/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone
- Parish
- Penshurst
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 8BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objection Lodged
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Sevenoaks granted permission on 17 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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