Planning application
12 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Dead Silver Birch tree - remove
As published by the council, reference 26/01173/W5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01173/W5DAY
- Type
- Tree 5 day notification emergency works
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 7 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Kippington
- Parish
- Sevenoaks
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN13 1SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objection Lodged
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Sevenoaks granted permission on 13 May 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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