Planning application
The Old Vicarage Mereworth Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JH
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jul 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 Jul 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Aug 2019
Decision issued: No Objection
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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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