Planning application
Oldbury Farm House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
G1 Group of Bay Laurel adjacent to log store, between road and house reduce to hedge height, T1 Large Lawson Cypress on left of path remove deadwood and large failed stem, T2 Large Weeping Ash reduce by 3-4m back to healthy timbers, T3 Mulberry in lower lawn area remove broken branch reduce height by 2m and prune overextended sections and T4 Large Declining apple remove dead sections
As published by the council, reference 20/01837/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01837/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 24 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2020
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 9DE
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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22/01005/TNCA Granted
Oldbury Farm House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
T1 Large Lawson cypress within laurels opposite front door of house. Causing concerns over possible wind throw in high wind conditions- Dismantle in sections to near ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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25 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
7 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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Oldbury Farm House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
T1 Large Lawson cypress within laurels opposite front door of house. Causing concerns over possible wind throw in high wind conditions- Dismantle in sections to near ground level
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Glebe Cottage, Oldbury Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DG
3x Oak trees (T1 - T2 - T3 applicants ref) reduce the canopy by 1-2 meters, thin out and remove epicormic growth from the stem. To maintain the shape and size of the trees and allow more light into the garden.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Land Between Oldbury Hatch And Oldbury House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent
T5-T18 Lapsed Beech Hedge - reduce trees back to hedge height at approx 2.5m because of structural flaws which limit their long-term viability. There are numerous structural issues as the trees are a lapsed hedge, heavy decline of one large tree suggesting root disease, various cavities at or around the roots and lower trunks the trees heavily overshadow Oldbury House. Pruning the trees will not address the light issue for the adjacent house as the trees will still be very dominant and regrowth will block even more light- standing in group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
Refused Trees 8 docs -
Land Between Oldbury Hatch And Oldbury House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent
Line of Beech trees/lapsed hedge (applicants ref. T5-T18) - Treating the trees as a collective group, crown reduce height by 4-5m. Reduce laterals on west side by 3-4m to balance and laterals on East side by 2-3m. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Oldbury House Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
Remove rear door and install new uPVC double doors, lower existing patio, remove existing chimney, and remove existing porch
Granted Full applications Extension 16 docsSmall domestic -
4 Oldbury Cottages Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DE
Silver Birch : 30% reduction and thin canopy
Granted Trees 5 docs
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