Planning application
The Wing Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Semi Mature Oak Tree (Applicants ref: T2) - oak tree closest to the house. Reduce canopy between 1.5m-2m in accordance with BS3998 to reduce weight and sail effect - standing on group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 22/02737/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02737/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 12 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2023
- Ward
- Hildenborough
- Parish
- Hildenborough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 9LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 Jan 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 January 2023, 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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Maple Lodge Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT
T1: Field Maple to remove sucker growth at base and prune branches growing towards shed to provide a 2m clearance; T2: Young Ash sapling adjacent to T1 to fell to ground level; T4: Oak tree to raise canopy by removing the 3no lowest branches back to source. T5: Eucalyptus (this may not be covered by the TPO but we have submitted it as there are TPO's nearby) to pollard at 2.5 meters T8 Field Maple on left boundary (this may not be covered by the TPO but we have submitted it as there are TPO's nearby) to carry out a grown reduction by reducing height and average radial spread of tree by approximately 2.5m and 2.5m respectively
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Longholt Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT
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