Planning application
14 Locksley Close Chatham Kent ME5 9BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak overhanging on S.E. boundary - to remove lateral branches only. 2 Oaks overhanging on N. boundary - to crown lift to approx. 8m and trim back smaller branches above this to clear the property. Small Oak - to remove lower lateral branches and prune back upper branches to clear the house
As published by the council, reference 19/02578/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02578/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 31 Oct 2019
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2019
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Aylesford North And Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Oct 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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5 Dec 2019
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 5 December 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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