Planning application
42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Beech- Reduce canopy by 20%, T2 Silver Birch- Reduce canopy by 25%
As published by the council, reference 20/02319/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02319/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Aylesford South
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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2 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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42, GORSE CRESCENT, DITTON, AYLESFORD, ME20 6EX
99% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec
T1 Mountain Ash. Proposed is the complete removal to ground level. T2 Beech. Proposed is the complete dismantling and removal of the tree to ground level. Standing in Woodland Area W1 of Tree Preservation Order
Awaiting decision Trees 9 docs -
40 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce by approx 25% of current height , T2 Tree of Heaven - remove
Granted Trees 6 docs -
42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
1 x Mountain Ash and 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Removal to ground level. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
38 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Conifer - fell to ground level and T2 Conifer - Semi mature conifer - reduce the height from 7 meters to 3.5 meters from ground level to allow more light in to the below shrub beds
Granted Trees 5 docs -
32, Gorse Crescent, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EX
1 x Conifer (applicants ref T1) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
Refused Trees 6 docs -
9, Brassey Drive, Aylesford, ME20 7QL
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce by approximately 1-1.5m back to previous points. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 5 docs
Other trees applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP
1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.