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Middleton 73A Oakhill Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1NU

Refused Sevenoaks 25/02622/WTPO Works to Trees covered by a TPO

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.

  • 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).

    Decided 18 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 31 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 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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What 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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    19/03259/WTPO Submitted 21 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    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).

    Granted Trees 2 docs
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    Granted Trees 3 docs
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