Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 19/02643/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1, T2 and T3 Sweet Chestnuts to pollard to below decayed union. T4 Sweet Chestnut to dismantle to almost ground level (due to low level rot near base)

As published by the council, reference 19/02643/TPOC

Application record

Reference
19/02643/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
11 Nov 2019
Validated
11 Nov 2019
Decided
19 Dec 2019
Ward
Aylesford South
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME20 7QJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 21/00051/TNCA Granted

    Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

    Removal of potentially dangerous branches from Oak tree at the front of the property by qualified tree surgeon, following fall of branch near public footpath and neighbour's property; Levelling and shaping of hedges along the front and rear boundaries of the property

    Decided 11 Feb 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2019

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 19 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 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.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 196 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QF

    21/02471/FL Submitted 13 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Single storey rear extension together with external decking

    Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • 196 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QF

    19/02426/TPOC Submitted 16 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    A Sweet Chestnut at entrance- Remove 4 lower branches to clear highway. B Sweet Chestnut overhanging garden- Reduce 3 lower branches by 50%. C Sweet Chestnut on boundary- Remove 2 small lower branches.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 194 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QF

    20/00246/TPOC Submitted 3 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    T1 Sweet Chestnut to prune to remove 1no low branch encroaching towards garage; G2 Group of 3 Sweet Chestnuts to carefully prune/remove lower branches back to source to give ground clearance of approximately (8m). Size of pruning wounds diameter will range between 5cm &10cm diameter

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

    21/00051/TNCA Submitted 8 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Removal of potentially dangerous branches from Oak tree at the front of the property by qualified tree surgeon, following fall of branch near public footpath and neighbour's property; Levelling and shaping of hedges along the front and rear boundaries of the property

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • OLDE TIMBERS, 4, HOLTWOOD AVENUE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7QJ

    25/01397/PA Submitted 26 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    T1 (Applicants ref) Lawson Cypress- Fell to ground level. The tree has been topped previously and though it has begun to recover is now of poor form. It has grown wider following the topping and interferes with neighbouring property.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • Olde Timbers 4 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

    21/01004/TNCA Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    T1 Conifer - fell due to Buttress root beginning to damage neighbouring side access

    Granted Trees 8 docs

In Tonbridge and Malling

  • 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

    Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

    1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

    25 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

    28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

    1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

    111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

    T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01206/TPOC Granted

    9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

    2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/00809/TPOC Granted

    1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

    1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees