Planning application
11 Cedar Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Multi stemmed Ash - coppice down to ground level due to large cavity in base, T2 Single Stemmed Sweet Chestnut - coppice down to ground level, T3 Large Single Stemmed Sweet Chestnut - crown reduce canopy by 25%-30%, tree to be pruned back to suitable growth points in canopy while maintaining visual shape of tree and T4 Single stemmed Ash - coppice down to ground level
As published by the council, reference 20/00501/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00501/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2020
- Ward
- Ditton
- Parish
- Ditton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01821/TPOC Granted
11 Cedar Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EN
Applicants references: T1 Multi stemmed Ash - coppice down to ground level due to large cavity in base, T2 Single Stemmed Sweet Chestnut - coppice down to ground level to match works on T3 Over-shading garden, T3 Mature Single Stemmed Sweet Chestnut - Coppice down to ground level. Major signs of decay. Drip line within approx 30ft of house. Been monitoring tree for last 18 months, declining rapidly, danger to buildings/ public, T4 Single stemmed Ash - coppice down to ground level due to lean and size of surroundings. Large limbs regularly shed out of canopy into neighbouring property. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 30 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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