Planning application
Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Robinia T1 - Remove major deadwood and reduce by 25% height from 24m to 18m and Width from 8m-6m, T2 Oak - Deadwood and thin crown by 15%, T3 Multi-stemmed Lawson Cypress - Reduce by 1/3, G1 Conifer -Reduce by 40% & trim all round, G2 Conifer - Reduce by approx 50%
As published by the council, reference 21/00976/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00976/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 6 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 6 Apr 2021
- Decided
- 23 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Ditton
- Parish
- Ditton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6DB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00517/TPOC Granted
Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
4 x Conifer (applicants ref. G1) - Reduce height to 6m. 1 x Lawson Cypress (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height by 2-3m. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce crown by 30%. All standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
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19/02492/TPOC Granted
Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
G1 Coppice Sweet Chestnuts (blocking light and overshading the gardens), T1 Oak (plotted for reference only)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Apr 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Approved.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 23 August 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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Silver Birches 425 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
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4 x Conifer (applicants ref. G1) - Reduce height to 6m. 1 x Lawson Cypress (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height by 2-3m. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce crown by 30%. All standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
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