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413 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 22/00962/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

2 x Pine (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - dismantling and removal. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 22/00962/TPOC

Application record

Reference
22/00962/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refuse
Received
29 Apr 2022
Validated
29 Apr 2022
Decided
29 Jul 2022
Ward
Aylesford South
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME20 6DB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 29 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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