Planning application
Ivy Hall Farmhouse St Marys Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7AJ
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
G1: Group of mixed Conifers on roadside boundary - reduce in height to approx 5 metres from ground level (garage apex height). T4: Large Holm Oak adj drive entrance - trim back from footpath and include holly underneath - Lift off road, clear by lines and crown inspect
As published by the council, reference 22/02840/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02840/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 21 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2023
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Wrotham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 7AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00078/TNCA Granted
Ivy Hall Farmhouse St Marys Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7AJ
T1 (applicant ref) Holm oak - lift canopy to 5m over the road and adjacent road, lift to 4.5m over the drive as specified. Larger limbs to prune back to previous by up to 2 meters. T2 (applicant ref) Holly tree - trim all round by up to 1 meter, leaving an aesthetically pleasing shape as specified. T3 (applicant ref) Nordmann fir - carefully dismantle entire tree to near ground level using the latest lowering and rigging techniques to avoid damage to surrounding features. G4 (applicant ref) Robinia X2 - remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter). Prune few over extended branches back into shape by up to 2 meters as specified. T5 (applicant ref) Hawthorn - fell to ground level and remove all arisings. T6 (applicant ref) Conifer stem - remove one dead stem.
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20/02316/TNCA Granted
Ivy Hall Farmhouse St Marys Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7AJ
T1 Decayed Leaning Laburnum tree - fell and grind out as much as possible and T2 Dying Acacia - fell and grind out
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Dec 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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27 Jan 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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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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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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