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215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 23/00186/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

Applicants ref: T1 and T2, Sweet Chestnuts, each standing 12m high with a lateral spread of 6m. Removal to ground level due to the height and debris within a narrow rear garden. The intention of the owner/applicant is to replant with a fruit bearing species which will be more manageable. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 23/00186/TPOC

Application record

Reference
23/00186/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
25 Jan 2023
Validated
25 Jan 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Aylesford South
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME20 7QG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 21/00502/TPOC Granted

    215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

    Group of 4 Sweet chestnut- reduce by one third, and group of 3 Chestnuts - to coppice and allow to regenerate.

    Decided 14 Apr 2021 Trees
  • 20/02171/TPOC Withdrawn

    215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

    T1-T7 Sweet Chestnuts - take down to a coppice stock

    Decided 9 Nov 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Jan 2023

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 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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  • 215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

    21/00502/TPOC Submitted 23 Feb 2021 50 yards away

    Group of 4 Sweet chestnut- reduce by one third, and group of 3 Chestnuts - to coppice and allow to regenerate.

    Granted Trees 15 docs

  • 215 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

    20/02171/TPOC Submitted 29 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    T1-T7 Sweet Chestnuts - take down to a coppice stock

    Withdrawn Trees 14 docs

  • 217 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QG

    19/02230/TPOC Submitted 24 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    T1-T7 Sweet Chestnuts - coppice to coppice stool stumps

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • 18 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE

    19/01256/TPOC Submitted 29 May 2019 50 yards away

    Silver Birch x2 - fell and Oak - Fell

    Granted Trees 10 docs

  • 19 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE

    22/01214/TPOC Submitted 1 Jun 2022 50 yards away

    There is a row of 13 Conifer trees at the rear boundary of my property along with a single Silver Birch tree on the right hand side of the plot. I wish to remove all of these and replace them with 13 Himalayan Silver Birches. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preservation Order

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • 19, BIRCH CRESCENT, AYLESFORD, ME20 7QE

    25/01847/PA Submitted 6 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    1 x dead Whitebeam (applicants ref. T1) - Fell and remove the infested wood for disposal. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Orders 66/00011/TPO and 66/10020/TPO.

    Decided Trees 7 docs

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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
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    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees