Planning application
Land At Walderslade Woods Chatham Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 and T2 Silver Birch (Betula pendula) - Fell to near ground level, T3 Common Oak (Quercus robur) - Remove all major dead wood and minor deadwood longer than 1m, G4 Group of 9x stems of Hornbeams (Carpinus betulus) - Fell 5x stems sprayed with orange dot (Land West of 37 Oaks Dene)
As published by the council, reference 19/01454/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 19/01454/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Jun 2019
- Validated
- 20 Jun 2019
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2019
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01972/TPOC Granted
Land At Walderslade Woods Chatham Kent
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 standing to the east of 81 Hurst Hill) - Reduce back small branches on side closest to the roof of 81 Hurst Hill shown in applicants photos received on the 22nd January 2026 by 2 metres to a suitable growth points. Standing in Woodland W5 of Tree Preservation Order.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jun 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Jul 2019
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 23 July 2019, 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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4, HURST HILL, Walderslade, CHATHAM, ME5 9BX
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26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
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