Planning application
20 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - sever Ivy up to 1.8m, T2 Oak - fell due to severe canopy die back and overall decline T3 Oak - fell due to severe canopy die back and overall decline, T4 Oak - crown lift to achieve 6.5m ground clearance due to excessive shading. Remove dead wood, T5 Oak -remove dead wood, T6 Oak - crown lift to achieve 6m ground clearance and thin canopy by 15% due to excessive shading and T7 Oak - crown lift to achieve 6m ground clearance and thin canopy by 15% due to excessive shading
As published by the council, reference 20/00294/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00294/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford North And Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00298/FL Granted
20 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ
Two storey side extension with the demolition of existing garage and workshop
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21/01167/FL Granted
20 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ
Garden outbuilding shed
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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1 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 1 April 2020, 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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