Planning application
Rose Cottage Amherst Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2EL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove a row of thin beech trees, and replace with beech hedging closer to the boundary of the property.
As published by the council, reference 25/03475/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03475/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Dunton Green & Riverhead
- Parish
- Riverhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN13 2EL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01993/WTCA Granted
Rose Cottage Amherst Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2EL
Reduce crown height of cypress conifer tree by 50%, and thin out branches approximately 33%. Removal of diseased Ash tree.
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26/01992/WTCA Granted
Rose Cottage Amherst Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2EL
Beech tree - crown reduce the total height be approximately 33%, and thin out the remaining branches by approximately 33% also.
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25/03476/WTCA Granted
Rose Cottage Amherst Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2EL
Three overgrown Beech trees and their roots need to be removed in order to build a retaining wall that.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Sevenoaks
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection Lodged
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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 8 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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