Copthall Ismays Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BB

1. 14 Mar 2022

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 25 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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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  20/02489/TNCA Submitted 5 Nov 2020 67m away

  T1 Thuja - fell, T2 Thuja - crown lift to 5m and T3 Laylandii - reduce by 50%

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Redwell House Redwell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EE

  26/00428/TNCA Submitted 11 Mar 2026 92m away

  Sweet chestnut tree T1 - remove to ground level due to concerns over subsidence. Yew tree T2 - remove to ground level. Concerns over subsidence

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• REDWELL HOUSE, REDWELL LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9EE

  25/01880/PA Submitted 11 Nov 2025 93m away

  1 x Sweet Chestnut, 3 x Oak, Group of Thuja and Yew, 1 x dead Ash and 1 x small leaning Holly (applicants ref. T1, T3, T7, G1 and G2) - Remove. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce “historic limb”. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T4) - Reduce western side of the tree as specified by 2.5m and lifting drooping branches. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. T5) - Remove southern and southwest limbs overhanging the buildings. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T6) - Remove 3 low limbs overhanging the boundary line, Lift the canopy by reducing the lower drooping branches.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Copthall Ismays Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BB

  26/01594/TNCA Submitted 24 Aug 2026 96m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  2 x Oak (applicants ref. T3 and T4) - Remove lower lateral branches raising crowns to 3 m and remove deadwood. 1 x Korean Pine (applicants ref. T5) - Remove deadwood only. 1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T6) - Lift to 5m and remove deadwood. 1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T7) - Remove (including stump). 1 x Tulip Tree (applicants ref. T8) - Lift to 2m

  Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

• Redwell House Redwell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EE

  22/01143/LDP Submitted 24 May 2022 97m away

  Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Introduction of outdoor swimming pool and poolhouse including games room and home gym within rear garden, along with associated hard surface around pool

  Decided Lawful development 8 docs

• Redwell House Redwell Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9EE

  20/02752/FL Submitted 2 Dec 2020 97m away

  Single storey extension, first floor extension and demolition of garage

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 16 docs
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• 26/00374/TPOC Granted

  Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

  1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  3 Mar 2026 Trees
• 25/01594/TPOC Granted

  Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP

  1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.

  26 Sep 2025 Trees
• 26/01206/TPOC Granted

  9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

  2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  25 Jun 2026 Trees
• 26/00809/TPOC Granted

  1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

  1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

  29 Apr 2026 Trees
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  14 Jul 2025 Trees