Planning application
The Pippins Rays Hill Horton Kirby Kent DA4 9DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech tree - reduction by a maximum of 30%
As published by the council, reference 25/03008/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03008/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 12 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
- Parish
- Horton Kirby And South Darenth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA4 9DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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12 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 12 December 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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