Planning application
Land At Elm Lane Tonbridge Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Mature Lime tree flanking Elm Lane, off The Haydens, Tonbridge to fell tree to near ground level
As published by the council, reference 19/02719/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02719/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 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
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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27 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep
1 x Ash (standing in the location of the green blob on the applicants plan) - Lift crown over Elm Lane and the neighbours garden by removing the four branches specified in the applicants email of the 31st July 2026 (i.e. two branches that join the main trunk at about 20ft from the ground and hang down to about 10 ft from the ground over Elm Lane and the other two branches that also leave the trunk at a similar height and hang over the neighbours garden at about 12 ft from the ground). Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order. [AMENDED PROPOSAL]
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
26 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
1 x Robinia ref. T1 (red dot on map) - reduce overall crown by 2.m. for maintenance and to manage size
Decided Trees 3 docs -
Salisbury House 37 The Haydens Tonbridge Kent TN9 1NS
Prunus (T1) - fell due to close proximity to house, excessive shading and outgrown its situation. Betula utilis (T2) - reduce height by one third to make more manageable
Granted Trees 6 docs -
HOLLYBUSH HOUSE, 11, THE HAYDENS, TONBRIDGE, TN9 1NS
T1 - Eucalyptus, reduce the height by 3-4m
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Appledore Dry Hill Farm Shipbourne Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3DJ
T1 Walnut - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 3m to just outside previous pruning points
Granted Trees 5 docs -
3, The Haydens, Tonbridge, TN9 1NS
Reduce the height of two trees in our rear garden from approximately 7m to 5.5m and to reduce the radial spread from approximately 4.5m to 3m in order to keep the size of the trees in proportion to the rest of the garden. Tree 'A' is a variegated Norway Maple and tree 'B' is a European Beech.
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other trees applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP
1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.
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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.
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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.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.