Planning application
5 Carter Avenue London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6BH
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T1 is a mature English oak the tree holds moderate dead wood which we will remove along with reducing the canopy by 2 meters, and the lower limbs by 4 meters.
As published by the council, reference 25/03180/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03180/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split Decision
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Fawkham & West Kingsdown
- Parish
- West Kingsdown
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 6BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Split Decision
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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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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Sevenoaks has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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