Planning application
Middleton 73A Oakhill Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1NU
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Removal of Oak tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/02622/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02622/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 31 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Kippington
- Parish
- Sevenoaks
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN13 1NU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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19/03259/WTPO Granted
Middleton 73A Oakhill Road Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1NU
T1) Mature Oak - crown lift by up to 2.5m by garden side (secondary branches only). Crown thin tree house side by 25% and remaining canopy by 15% (TPO).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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31 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Sevenoaks refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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