Planning application
23A Bullfinch Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BB
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Oak tree - Reduce market limb by 50%
As published by the council, reference 25/03168/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03168/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Brasted, Chevening And Sundridge
- Parish
- Chevening
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN13 2BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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