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Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

Granted Sevenoaks 26/00008/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

T01 - Sycamore 12m to reduce height of tree by 3m back to previous cuts. T02 - Sycamore 8m to reduce height of tree by 3m back to previous cuts.

As published by the council, reference 26/00008/WTCA

Application record

Reference
26/00008/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
No Objection Lodged
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Jan 2026
Decided
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
Parish
Farningham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA4 0DG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02444/WTCA Decided

    Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

    3 x Willow - Pollard crowns by 50% (Approx 8-10m) due to recent limb failures and dieback in crowns.

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026
  • 25/02438/WTCA Awaiting decision

    Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG

    T1 Willow - Remove snapped out limb and repollard to previous pruning points. G1 Beech x 2 - Thin crowns by 30% to allow for more light into gardens/lawn area.

    Submitted 26 Aug 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 27 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 27 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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