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Maple Lodge Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 19/02647/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

T1: Field Maple to remove sucker growth at base and prune branches growing towards shed to provide a 2m clearance; T2: Young Ash sapling adjacent to T1 to fell to ground level; T4: Oak tree to raise canopy by removing the 3no lowest branches back to source. T5: Eucalyptus (this may not be covered by the TPO but we have submitted it as there are TPO's nearby) to pollard at 2.5 meters T8 Field Maple on left boundary (this may not be covered by the TPO but we have submitted it as there are TPO's nearby) to carry out a grown reduction by reducing height and average radial spread of tree by approximately 2.5m and 2.5m respectively

As published by the council, reference 19/02647/TPOC

Application record

Reference
19/02647/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Nov 2019
Validated
12 Nov 2019
Decided
20 Dec 2019
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Hildenborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN11 9LT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2019

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 20 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

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 20 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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