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Farningham House High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH

Granted Sevenoaks 25/03375/WTCA Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Mature multi stemmed Beech to reduce crown by a maximum of 4m leaving a residual height of 21m and spread of 20m. Leaving a visually pleasing shape and all branches reduced to secondary growth points.

As published by the council, reference 25/03375/WTCA

Application record

Reference
25/03375/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
No Objection Lodged
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
2 Jan 2026
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
Parish
Farningham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA4 0DH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 2 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection Lodged

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Sevenoaks granted permission on 2 January 2026, 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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