Planning application
20/02800/TPOC
20 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
Proposal
T1 Sweet Chestnut to reduce by 3m on lowest limbs and only remove excessive weight
As published by the council, reference 20/02800/TPOC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Dec 2020
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 Jan 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What 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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26/00349/TPOC Granted
191 Woodlands Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6HA
1 x Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce crown by approx 30% removing approx 3m from height and 2m from lateral spread. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
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21/00502/TPOC Granted
215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG
Group of 4 Sweet chestnut- reduce by one third, and group of 3 Chestnuts - to coppice and allow to regenerate.
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21/02379/TPOC Granted
199 Woodlands Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6HA
Silver birch (T1) - reduce height from current 16m to 12m to reduce debris and stem failure. Silver birch (T2) - reduce height from current 13m to 9m due to close proximity to house causing over-shading and excessive debris
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24/01733/TPOC Granted
181 Woodlands Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6HA
3 x multi-stemmed Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T1, T2 and T3) - Reduce by 20% as indicated for the trees standing at 181 Woodlands Road on photo attached to email dated 29th May 2026. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO
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20/02884/FL Granted
183 Woodlands Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6HA
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of new single/two storey rear extension
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26/00741/TPOC Awaiting decision
13 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
T1(Applicants ref)- Sweet chestnut, overall reduction of approx 25%, to 16m x 7.5m respectively. T2(Applicants ref)- Sweet chestnut, overall reduction of 25%, to 16m x 7.5m respectively. T3(Applicants ref)- Conifer Dismantal and removal to ground level. T4(Applicants ref)- Sweet chestnut, Overall reduction of 25% to 16.5m x 5m respectively. Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
Other trees applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/01438/TNCA Decided
Old Parsonage Court West Malling Kent
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 - 70% dead and adjacent to garage) - Remove.
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26/01427/TPOC Decided
6 Staleys Acre Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8GT
1 x twin-stemmed False Acacia with recently failed stem and basal decay - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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26/01426/TPOC Decided
Bank Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent
Trees standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order - Root pruning necessary to enable repair of leak (excavation along part of red line annotation on submitted plan in highway/highway Verge opposite Oakhurst Farm House, Bank Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11
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26/01422/TNCA Awaiting decision
Hillview Long Mill Lane Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8LZ
T1 (Applicants ref) - False Acacia - Reduce crown by 30%.- To allow more light on property and patio
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26/01408/TPOC Awaiting decision
27 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
Ash tree- Coppice (Lower boughs cutting back). Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order