Planning application
14 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Multi stemmed Sweet Chestnut-Crown lift to approx. 9m. Reduce over extended lateral branches by approx. 50%. Remove deadwood and lightly thin
As published by the council, reference 20/00506/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00506/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford South
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6ET
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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1 Oct 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
7 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 October 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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15 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
T1 Sweet Chestnut - fell to 2.5m, T2 Sweet Chestnut - leaning stem reduce to approx 5m, T3 Hornbeam - crown thin by 15%
Granted Trees 6 docs -
19 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
T1 Silver Birch - removal of tree
Granted Trees 13 docs -
11, FFINCH CLOSE, DITTON, AYLESFORD, ME20 6ET
1 x multi-stemmed Ash, 2 x twin-stemmed Ash and 1 x single-stemmed Ash (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4 - shown in agents photos) - Fell and treat stumps as specified. 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T5) - Reduce one low lateral limb which is extending over the side alley and neighbouring garden, pruning back to the point of the included union to relieve weight and reduce risk of failure (reducing that limb only by by approx 4m laterally). All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
21 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep
2 x Chestnut trees - Fell due to close proximity to the house. Also concerns that as the roots are apparently the same size as the height of the tree that they could be causing damage to the foundations of the house. Trees standing in rear garden in W1 of TPO
Awaiting decision Trees 8 docs -
11, Ffinch Close, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6ET
1 x multi-stemmed Ash, 2 x twin-stemmed Ash and 1 x single-stemmed Ash (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4 - shown in agents photos) - Fell and treat stumps as specified. 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T5) - Reduce one low lateral limb which is extending over the side alley and neighbouring garden, pruning back to the point of the included union to relieve weight and reduce risk of failure (reducing that limb only by by approx 4m laterally). All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
2 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
2 x Oak (1 standing in the garden of 2 Ffinch Close and 1 standing in the garden of 1 Ffinch Close) - Reduce by 20%, Remove epicormic trunk/stem growth up to a height of 6m above ground level and Remove Deadwood. (1 x dead Silver Birch - Remove). All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order(s).
Granted Trees 6 docs
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