Planning application
Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
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
- 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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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