Planning application
Old Forge Cottage Forge Lane West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Remove dead Elm tree and reduce Yew tree by 25%
As published by the council, reference 20/00967/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00967/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 11 May 2020
- Validated
- 11 May 2020
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2020
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- Parish
- West Peckham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5JP
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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26/00766/TPOC Granted
Old Forge Cottage Forge Lane West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JP
1 x Yew (applicants ref. T1) - Raise the canopy by approximately 1 metre and cut and shape the new growth on the remainder of the tree. T1 of Tree Preservation Order.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 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 19 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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