Planning application
St Stephens Church Centre Waterloo Road Tonbridge Kent
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T1 - Thuja Plicata to fell to ground; G1 - 3no Lawson Cypress to reduce heights by approx 40% which equates to approx 5m; G2 - Row of Cypress to reduce by the same amount as above except the last Cypress in the row, reduce to an 8ft standing stem
As published by the council, reference 19/02759/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 19/02759/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 22 Nov 2019
- Validated
- 22 Nov 2019
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2019
- Ward
- Judd
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2019
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Dec 2019
Decision issued: No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 happens at appeal
The process from here
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.
Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.
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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