Planning application
St Lawrences Church The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Silver birch to fell; small fir tree to fell; partly dead Cherry tree to fell and Leylandii - fell, leading branches from dead fallen central stem
As published by the council, reference 20/01437/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01437/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 8 Jul 2020
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2020
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2020
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- Parish
- Mereworth (Mereworth)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
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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26/00305/TNCA Granted
St Lawrences Church The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent
1 x Oak (app. ref. T001) - Remove deadwood only. 1 x Yew (app. ref. T004) - Cut back branches overhanging the highway as specified. 1 x Holly (app. ref. T002) - Reduce in height as specified. 1 x Sycamore (app. ref. T003) - Remove and treat stump. 1 x dead Yew (app. ref. T005) - Remove. 4 x Cherry (app. ref. T006, T007, T009 and T010) - Reduce as specified and remove deadwood. 1 x Cherry (app. ref. T008) - Remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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14 Aug 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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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
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St Lawrences Church The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent
1 x Oak (app. ref. T001) - Remove deadwood only. 1 x Yew (app. ref. T004) - Cut back branches overhanging the highway as specified. 1 x Holly (app. ref. T002) - Reduce in height as specified. 1 x Sycamore (app. ref. T003) - Remove and treat stump. 1 x dead Yew (app. ref. T005) - Remove. 4 x Cherry (app. ref. T006, T007, T009 and T010) - Reduce as specified and remove deadwood. 1 x Cherry (app. ref. T008) - Remove.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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The Malt House 115 The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5LU
Works to Malt House Cottage to facilitate its use as a residential annex including; repair works that are required to stabilise and repair the building; alterations including new floors, removal of dormer and insertion of new conservation Velux rooflights, removal of internal partitions to create new plan form and insertion of door at ground floor level on north elevation; modernisation to include replacement of all windows with double glazed timber casements, provision of new thermal insulation, heating, sanitary provision and mechanical ventilation and other associated works
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The Malt House 115 The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5LU
Listed Building Application: Works to Malt House Cottage to facilitate its use as a residential annex including; repair works that are required to stabilise and repair the building; alterations including new floors, removal of dormer and insertion of new conservation velux rooflights, removal of internal partitions to create new plan form and insertion of door at ground floor level on north elevation; modernisation to include replacement of all windows with double glazed timber casements, provision of new thermal insulation, heating, sanitary provision and mechanical ventilation and other associated works
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 28 docs -
115, The Malt House, The Street, Mereworth, Maidstone, ME18 5LU
1 x Beech Tree (circled T1 on location map) dismantle to ground level
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