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Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 22/02581/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

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.

  • 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

    Decided 13 Apr 2023 Trees
  • 23/00255/FL Granted

    Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG

    Single storey side extension and internal reconfiguration

    Decided 31 Mar 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Nov 2022

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 21 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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  • Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG

    23/00578/TPOC Submitted 14 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG

    23/00255/FL Submitted 3 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    Single storey side extension and internal reconfiguration

    Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs
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    20/01683/FL Submitted 4 Aug 2020 50 yards away

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    20/00356/FL Submitted 13 Feb 2020 100 yards away

    Two single storey side extensions

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
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