Planning application
16 Great Elms Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0HT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 2 metres and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m, T2 Holly - prune back to boundary line, T3 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 1 metre and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m, T4 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 5 metres and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m, T5 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 2.5 metres and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m, T6 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 3 metres and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m and T7 Sycamore - reduce overhang by approximately 3 metres and raise crown to give a ground clearance of 5m (Trees located in 1 Hadlow Park)
As published by the council, reference 20/01890/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01890/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 28 Aug 2020
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2020
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2020
- Ward
- Hadlow And East Peckham
- Parish
- Hadlow (Hadlow)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 0HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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28 Oct 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 28 October 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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