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The Old Vicarage Mereworth Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JH

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 19/01726/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

To reduce 2 Yew trees by approx 50%

As published by the council, reference 19/01726/TNCA

Application record

Reference
19/01726/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
4-Appeal decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
18 Jul 2019
Validated
22 Jul 2019
Decided
20 Aug 2019
Ward
Downs And Mereworth
Parish
West Peckham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME18 5JH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01583/TNCA Awaiting decision

    The Old Vicarage Mereworth Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JH

    1x Mature Yew tree (applicant ref T1) - reduce the lower 1/3 towards the house by approx 20%/1.5m. 1x Yew tree (applicant ref T2) - heavily reduce to 12ft to match Yew ball opposite. 1x Mixed hedge (applicant ref H1) - reduce height of hedge up to the conifer, height to be approx 8ft. 1x row of lapsed Yew hedge (applicant ref H2) - reduce row of Yew trees back into a hedge, height to be approx 10ft

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jul 2019

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 22 Jul 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Aug 2019

    Decision issued: No Objection

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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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