Planning application
The Hop Barn High Street Yalding Kent ME18 6HX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conservation area notification to 1 x (T2) Tulip tree- reduce by 1.5 meters in height and 1 meter in spread leaving an overall finished height of 7.5-8 meters and 7-8 meters in spread. 1x (T3) Maple tree- reduce 1.25 meters in height and 1 meters in spread leaving an overall finished height of 6.5-7 meters and 7 meters in spread.
As published by the council, reference 26/503859/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/503859/TCA
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Marden And Yalding
- Parish
- Yalding
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 6HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Maidstone took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- ApplicationFormRedacted
- Tree Location Plan and Details
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Maidstone for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Maidstone decided tree works applications in a median of 29 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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