Planning application
216 Tonbridge Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Limes (T1,T2) to repollard due to excessive shading and debris; Strawberry tree (T3) to remove single stem due to encroachment on busy road; Gladitsia Sunburst (T4) to reduce crown by approx 30% due to excessive shading and debris
As published by the council, reference 21/00041/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00041/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 7 Jan 2021
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2021
- Decided
- 19 Feb 2021
- Ward
- Wateringbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jan 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 Feb 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 February 2021, 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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