Planning application
178 Hever Avenue West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech tree - remove
As published by the council, reference 26/00531/W5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00531/W5DAY
- Type
- Tree 5 day notification emergency works
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Fawkham & West Kingsdown
- Parish
- West Kingsdown
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 6DX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00202/WTPO Granted
178 Hever Avenue West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6DX
T1 - Large Beech with small cavity at base and heavy lean towards brands hatch side. Crown reduce tree by 5m on the Northern side (track side of the tree) Crown reduce the remaining crown by 3m and lift canopy up to 8m to allow more light through underneath and reduce wind-sale.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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3 Mar 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
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 3 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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