Planning application
65 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Pine - removal of the lowest branch (facing west), T2 Pine - removal of the lowest (four) branches, two facing the road and two facing the house and T3 Sycamore - 20% reduction and 10% thinning
As published by the council, reference 20/00817/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00817/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Apr 2020
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2020
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2020
- Ward
- West Malling And Leybourne
- Parish
- Leybourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 5HD
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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21/00852/TPOC Granted
65 Rectory Lane North Leybourne West Malling Kent ME19 5HD
Pine T1. Remove lower 4 branches and reduce 4 of the lower remaining branches by up to 25%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Jun 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 23 June 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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