Planning application
Bridle Route On Land To The West Of Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Mature Ash tree- Reduce by 5-6m to a tall pollard and reduce extreme lateral limb growing towards neighbouring orchard.
As published by the council, reference 20/02435/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 20/02435/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 30 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2020
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Wateringbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01185/TPOC Awaiting decision
Bridle Route On Land To The West Of Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent
T4 on plan received 24.6.26 (Applicants ref.)-Ash- Remove. T4 of Tree Preservation Order
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21/00540/TPOC Withdrawn
Bridle Route On Land To The West Of Bow Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent
Remove branch on Ash tree on the south side of the bridle path that runs eastwards from Bow Road as it overhangs neighbouring property 3 Warden Mill Close
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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17 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 17 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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