Planning application
The Knoll Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height by 3-4m and reduce lateral branches to balance by pruning extended branches back to line of main crown, Lift by 2M removing only secondary and tertiary branches. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 22/01792/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/01792/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 15 Aug 2022
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2022
- Decided
- 30 Sep 2022
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 9DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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30 Sep 2022
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 30 September 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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