Planning application
1 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - fell to 2ft
As published by the council, reference 20/02176/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02176/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 30 Sep 2020
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford South
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01456/TPOC Granted
1 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
Silver Birch T1 - Fell to ground and replace with suitable native species
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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17 Nov 2020
Decision issued: Refuse
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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1 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
Silver Birch T1 - Fell to ground and replace with suitable native species
Granted Trees 7 docs -
28 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
Silver birch (T2)- Reduction of crown height from current 17m to 12m and reduction of lateral spread from current 8m to 5m, removal of deadwood
Granted Trees 8 docs -
30 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
Silver birch (T1)- reduction of crown height from current 14m to 10m and lateral spread reduced from 7m to 5m. Removal of deadwood
Granted Trees 8 docs -
11, Ffinch Close, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6ET
1 x multi-stemmed Ash, 2 x twin-stemmed Ash and 1 x single-stemmed Ash (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4 - shown in agents photos) - Fell and treat stumps as specified. 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T5) - Reduce one low lateral limb which is extending over the side alley and neighbouring garden, pruning back to the point of the included union to relieve weight and reduce risk of failure (reducing that limb only by by approx 4m laterally). All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
2 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
2 x Oak (1 standing in the garden of 2 Ffinch Close and 1 standing in the garden of 1 Ffinch Close) - Reduce by 20%, Remove epicormic trunk/stem growth up to a height of 6m above ground level and Remove Deadwood. (1 x dead Silver Birch - Remove). All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order(s).
Granted Trees 6 docs -
21 Ffinch Close Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ET
95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep
2 x Chestnut trees - Fell due to close proximity to the house. Also concerns that as the roots are apparently the same size as the height of the tree that they could be causing damage to the foundations of the house. Trees standing in rear garden in W1 of TPO
Awaiting decision Trees 8 docs
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
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