Planning application
46 Carter Avenue London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6BH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Pine tree - reduced by 7m
As published by the council, reference 26/00499/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00499/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fawkham & West Kingsdown
- Parish
- West Kingsdown
- Postcode
- TN15 6BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sevenoaks took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Sevenoaks for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sevenoaks decided tree works applications in a median of 18 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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