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3 Mill Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PE

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 20/02557/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Yew Tree T1 - reduce by 20%

As published by the council, reference 20/02557/TPOC

Application record

Reference
20/02557/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
16 Nov 2020
Validated
24 Nov 2020
Decided
11 Mar 2021
Ward
Wateringbury
Parish
Wateringbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME18 5PE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Nov 2020

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 24 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 20 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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