Planning application
Littlefield Church Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JL
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Removal of x2 Leylandii Conifers
As published by the council, reference 20/01686/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01686/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 4 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- Parish
- West Peckham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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9 Sep 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
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens at appeal
The process from here
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.
Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
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