Planning application
9 Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HX
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Applicants tree references; Hornbeam T1 in garden of 7 Walsham Road, reduce lower limbs overhanging garden of no9. Selective thin to extended limbs on one side to allow passage of light, limbs reducing to growth points, current length approximately 6m reducing to 4m (this will not be a cut back to boundary, selective thin and reduce to limbs facing property rear only). T1 Hornbeam requires a small amount of reduction to one side to allow passage of light for house no 9, this work will not unbalance the tree, nor will it alter the current crown shape. Hornbeams T2 and T3 in garden of 11 Walsham Road, cut back to boundary and clear head height to rear garden gate access (T2 and T3 are acting as hedging and will not be unbalanced due to a cut back to boundary). crown shape. T2 and T3 are overgrown into no9 and are acting as hedging, cut back to boundary to allow pedestrian passage via path and to rear gate. T2 and T3 will only be cutting back over hanging branches approximately 300-600mm cut back at a low level, no crown reductions Tree Preservation Order 69/00004/TPO
As published by the council, reference 22/01750/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/01750/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 9 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2022
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Aylesford North And Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9HX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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26 Aug 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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1 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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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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