Planning application
36 Bowes Wood New Ash Green Kent DA3 8QL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Causing Subsidence to property - Dismantle to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/00555/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00555/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ash And New Ash Green
- Parish
- Ash-cum-Ridley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA3 8QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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11 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 1 April 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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