Planning application
High Dapple Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch x 2 trees to east of house in rear garden, fell to ground level. Goat Willow tree to east of house, in rear garden, fell to ground level. Norway Spruce tree in rear garden to north of house, crown raise to 5 metre. Beech tree to south west of driveway overhanging football goal, crown raise to 6m over driveway and goal. Beech tree adjacent to driveway entrance, crown raise to 6m over driveway. 2 no Beech trees on front boundary overhanging Copt Hall Road, crown raise to 6 metres over road. Reasons items 1 and 2 - condition/age of trees, proximity to house and effect on light, and general management of extensive tree cover, items 4-7 - access, safety and highways compliance
As published by the council, reference 20/02351/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02351/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 20 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 9DT
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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26/00132/TPOC Granted
High Dapple Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT
2 x Birch (applicants ref. T1 - Silver Birch A and T3 - Silver Birch C) - Reduce tree crowns in line with line on photo dated 23.1.26, reducing height to 15m and reshaping the remaining branches as specified. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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4 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 4 December 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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High Dapple Copt Hall Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DT
2 x Birch (applicants ref. T1 - Silver Birch A and T3 - Silver Birch C) - Reduce tree crowns in line with line on photo dated 23.1.26, reducing height to 15m and reshaping the remaining branches as specified. Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order
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