Planning application
63B The Drive Tonbridge Kent TN9 2LS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Yew x2 - Reduce tops by 2m; T3 Yew x3 - Crown reduce tops by approximately 2m and inside faces by up to 2m. Trees are getting large and blocking a lot of light
As published by the council, reference 19/02708/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02708/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 15 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Vauxhall
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN9 2LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Nov 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 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
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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