Planning application
BUTCHERS COTTAGE, Stumble Hill, Shipbourne, TONBRIDGE, TN11 9PE
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
4 no Prunus trees G1 to crown reduce to reduce height and width whilst still maintaining shape, T2 Acer to crown reduce to sympathetically reduce size and to shape, T3 Smoke Bush to crown reduce to sympathetically reduce size and to shape
As published by the council, reference 20/02371/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02371/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 23 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Borough Green And Long Mill
- Parish
- Shipbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 9PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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29 Oct 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 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
8 documents on file for this application
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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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