Planning application
Teston Cottage Teston Road Offham West Malling Kent ME19 5NG
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T1 Pendula Birch- Fell, T2 Cherry & Wisteria- Prune away from property, T3 Acer- Prune by 10% (starting height 4.5m to 4m), T4 Acer- Prune by 30% (starting height 4.5m to 3m), T5 Conifer- Remove and T6 Purple Plum- Reduce by 20% (starting height 6m to 5m)
As published by the council, reference 22/00579/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 22/00579/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 14 Mar 2022
- Validated
- 14 Mar 2022
- Decided
- 25 Apr 2022
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- Parish
- Offham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 5NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Mar 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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25 Apr 2022
Decision issued: No Objection
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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