Planning application
16 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Group of Chestnut Trees - reduce by 30%
As published by the council, reference 20/01784/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01784/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 18 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford South
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 7QJ
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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25/02142/TNCA Decided
16 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
1x Chestnut (app ref T1) remove specified decaying front limb. 1x Cherry (ref T2) reduce crown height 14.5m to 10m, spread from 10m to 8m, thin crown by 20% and reshape. 1x Yew (ref T3 - standing at 10 Holtwood Avenue) crown lift back to neighbours boundary up to the height of 10m - to cut encroaching branches back to property boundary. 1x Copper Beech (ref T4) repollard back to previous points
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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24 Sep 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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4 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
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16 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
1x Chestnut (app ref T1) remove specified decaying front limb. 1x Cherry (ref T2) reduce crown height 14.5m to 10m, spread from 10m to 8m, thin crown by 20% and reshape. 1x Yew (ref T3 - standing at 10 Holtwood Avenue) crown lift back to neighbours boundary up to the height of 10m - to cut encroaching branches back to property boundary. 1x Copper Beech (ref T4) repollard back to previous points
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Olde Timbers, 4, Holtwood Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 7QJ
T1 (Applicants ref) Lawson Cypress- Fell to ground level. The tree has been topped previously and though it has begun to recover is now of poor form. It has grown wider following the topping and interferes with neighbouring property.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
38, Holtwood Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 7QJ
1 x Pine (applicants ref. T1) - Raise crown to approx. 6m. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Refused Trees 5 docs -
20 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
Group of Silver Birch- reduce by approx.4m to suitable growing points.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
34 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ
95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug
Details of condition 4 (Levels) 5 (Excavation details) 6 (Hard and soft landscaping) 7 (Tree protection order) 8 (Detailed tree felling/pruning specification) pursuant to planning permission Tm/25/00932/FL Erection of a first-floor side extension, single and double-storey rear extensions, loft extension and conversion with the erection of rear dormers, along with associated internal alterations to the existing dwelling
Awaiting decision Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docsDomestic -
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26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision
Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision
28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY
1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO
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26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision
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T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.