Planning application
The White House High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Various works on trees.
As published by the council, reference 26/00942/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00942/WTCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Decision
- No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
- Parish
- Farningham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA4 0DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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15 Apr 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
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 15 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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