Planning application
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 (applicants ref.) T1 of Tree Preservation Order - Oak in rear garden - remove ivy and lift canopy to 6m from 4m. T2 (applicants ref.) T3 of Tree Preservation Order - Sycamore in rear garden - remove ivy and lift canopy to 6m from 4m . T3 (applicants ref.) Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order - Sycamore in rear garden - remove one stem/limb (as indicated in annotated photo attached to applicants e-mail dated 20th December 2022) whose canopy is touching the house
As published by the council, reference 22/02581/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02581/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Refuse
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 23 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 9BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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23/00578/TPOC Granted
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
1 x Oak and 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Crown lift to 5m above ground level removing secondary and tertiary branches and small primary branches not removing any branch of greater than 100mm diameter, (remove Ivy). T1 and T3 of Tree Preservation Order; 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T3) - Prune to provide 3m clearance from the house. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
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23/00255/FL Granted
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
Single storey side extension and internal reconfiguration
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Nov 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Dec 2022
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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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