Planning application
15 Bowes Wood New Ash Green Kent DA3 8QJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Declining crown, risk of tree snapping into roadway. Reduce tree height from 22m to 15m.
As published by the council, reference 26/01277/WTPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01277/WTPO
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Decided
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Ash And New Ash Green
- Parish
- Ash-cum-Ridley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA3 8QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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29 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sevenoaks granted permission on 29 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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