Planning application
183 Tunbury Avenue Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Cedar to trim back branches nearest house by a maximum of 3m, to a suitable growth point, and trim back around phone lines for clearance (minor work). T2 Sweet Chestnut to crown raise by 2m secondary branches (not main scaffold branches), and remove some epicormic growth
As published by the council, reference 20/01734/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01734/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford North And Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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16 Sep 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 16 September 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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