Planning application
Land At Merryfield Court Waterloo Road Tonbridge Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 (237) Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 2m, T2 (238) and T3 (239) Maple - reduce overall size of Crown by 1.5m, T4 (240) Maple - reduce overall size of crown by 2.5 and T5 (241) Yew - crown lift over pathway to 3m
As published by the council, reference 20/01446/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01446/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Jul 2020
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2020
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2020
- Ward
- Judd
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01762/TPOC Awaiting decision
Land At Merryfield Court Waterloo Road Tonbridge Kent
Copper Beech (T1) - Crown reduce by 2 - 3m to suitable growth points, remove major deadwood. Crown lift to a height of 4m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%). Copper Beech (T2) - Crown reduce by 2 - 3m to suitable growth points, Remove major deadwood Crown lift to a height of 4m and crown thin by removing crossing and rubbing branches (10%). Yew (T8) - Reduce back lateral branches overhanging site footpath by 1.5 - 2m to suitable growth points, remove deadwood in lower canopy measuring 25mm or more in diameter. T1, T2 and T8 of Tree Preservation Order
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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18 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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4 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 18 August 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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