Planning application
17 Cobden Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1 Chamaecyparis leylandii - Leyland cypress: Dismantle hedge to rear boundary to ground level. T1 Malus domestica - apple: Reduce crown by 2-2.5m from branch tips. Reduce height from 7m to 4m and radial spread from 5m to 3.5m. Prune to give a minimum of 2m clearance from the house.
As published by the council, reference 26/01571/WTCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01571/WTCA
- Status
- No Objection Lodged
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Postcode
- TN13 3UB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sevenoaks register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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23/02088/WTCA Granted
17 Cobden Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UB
T1- Malus (Apple) Rear garden. Prune to reduce crown on all dimensions to the vicinity of the previous reduction points, taking care to prune to live secondary growth points and maintaining even, balanced shape appropriate to species taking off from the height no more than 2m from 7m down to 5m and from the width no more than 1m from 4m to 3m.
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23/01243/WTCA Granted
17 Cobden Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UB
Works to Apple tree.
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23/01236/WTCA Granted
17 Cobden Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UB
T1 Apple - prune away from building leaving 40cm clearance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sevenoaks took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Sevenoaks for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sevenoaks's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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