Planning application
Ightham Mote Mote Road Ivy Hatch Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0NT
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T1 Ash - Reduce crown by 25% and height by 4m, T2 Ash - Fell to near ground level, T3 Ash - Reduce scaffold limbs with Ash Dieback by 70% and remove all deadwood within remaining crown, G4 Ash x2 - Reduce scaffold limbs with Ash Dieback in lower crown by 70% and remove all remaining deadwood, T5 Ash - Fell to near ground level, T1 Field Maple - Fell to near ground level, T2 Field Maple - Fell tree with 50% crown dieback to near ground level, T3 Poplar - Reduce 1 scaffold limb to SE of crown by 50% in overall length and sever Ivy at base by a 0.5m width around circumference, T4 Poplar - Reduce 2 end weighted scaffold limbs to E and NE of crown by 50% and sever Ivy at base and remove 0.5m width around circumference
As published by the council, reference 20/02318/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02318/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 15 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 23 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 0NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Nov 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens at appeal
The process from here
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.
Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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