Planning application
21/02269/TNCA
Land Between Summercourt Lodge And Forthview Kemsing Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7BS
Proposal
T1, Twin stemmed Mature Sycamore tree on the access road behind the property. Reduce in height by approximately half from 16 meters to 8 meters (approximately to the gutter level) reduce the Northerly spread from 8 meters to 2.5 meters, reduce the Eastern spread from 10 meters to 2.5 meters, reduce the Southerly spread from 1.5 meters to 0.5 meters, reduce the Western spread from 1.5 meters to 0.5 meters. The tree is very close to Forthveiw and casts considerable shade over the rear garden and windows. Additionally leaf matter is blocking the guttering
As published by the council, reference 21/02269/TNCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2021
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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28 Oct 2021
Decision issued: No Objection
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What happens at appeal
The process from here
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.
Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.
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.
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