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Walthamstow Hall Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UL

Granted Sevenoaks 26/00504/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 - Cedar of Lebanon: remove the branches up to a height of around 7ft. T2 - Cotoneaster: remove branch that has bent away from main stool and pollard tree to height of the bird watching hut beside it.

As published by the council, reference 26/00504/WTCA

Application record

Reference
26/00504/WTCA
Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Status
No Objection Lodged
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
Received
26 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Decided
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Sevenoaks Eastern
Parish
Sevenoaks
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN13 3UL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01575/WTCA Awaiting decision

    Walthamstow Hall Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UL

    Yew 1 Removal of a significantly curved limb back to the trunk and one branch which are causing foliage to drag on the ground and shading bulbs. Yew 2 Cut long limb extending over lawn back to the trunk.

    Submitted 19 Jun 2026
  • 25/02868/WTCA Granted

    Walthamstow Hall Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UL

    T3 - Cherry Plum to dismantle in controlled sections and final cut to be made as close to ground leve and stump grind T16 and T30 Limes to remove epicormic growth

    Decided 6 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection Lodged

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sevenoaks granted permission on 19 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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    90% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

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