Planning application
Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 Coppice Sweet Chestnuts (blocking light and overshading the gardens), T1 Oak (plotted for reference only)
As published by the council, reference 19/02492/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02492/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 23 Oct 2019
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2019
- Decided
- 21 Nov 2019
- Ward
- Ditton
- Parish
- Ditton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Nov 2019
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
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Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
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95% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
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