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22/02581/TPOC

Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG

Refused Tonbridge and Malling Tree Preservation Order Consent

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

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

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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