Planning application
3 Upper Mill Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PD
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Pair of multi-stemmed silver birches (T1) to overall crown reduce from 9m to 6m and lateral spread of 6m to 4m, removing deadwood where found and to reduce debris/excessive over shading
As published by the council, reference 21/00895/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00895/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 26 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2021
- Ward
- Wateringbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5PD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00977/FL Withdrawn
3 Upper Mill Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PD
Proposed removal of 2 No apple trees, construction of single storey front extension, part excavation of front garden and construction of new vehicular driveway to serve host dwellinghouse
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 Apr 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
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29 Jul 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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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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