Planning application
71 Hurst Hill Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9BU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - fell because of low amenity value and replant with standard Silver Birch, T2 Cherry Tree - fell because grown too large and replant with Cherry Tree in same position, T4 Oak Tree - crown lift to 4m to reduce garden shade, T5 Oak, Beech and Hornbeam - crown lift to 4m to remove overhanging garden and reduce shade, T6 Cherry Tree - crown reduction prune by 30% and T7 Hedge - reduce by 50%
As published by the council, reference 20/01985/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/01985/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 10 Sep 2020
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford North And Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9BU
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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21/00939/TPOC Granted
71 Hurst Hill Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9BU
Sweet Chestnut (T1) to fell due to low amenity value, tall, spindly, excessive deadwood, bark missing from top half of tree and visible cavity in top half section of stem visible from ground
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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5 Nov 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 5 November 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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71 Hurst Hill Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9BU
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Granted Trees 7 docs -
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