Planning application
31 Mabel Road Hextable Kent BR8 7SH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
To raise canopy and trim lower branches of the Sycamore tree which extends approximately 14 ft into garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/00066/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00066/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hextable
- Parish
- Hextable
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- BR8 7SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
12 Jan 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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8 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 4 March 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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