Planning application
23/00297/TNCA
The Old Farm House St Marys Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7AP
Proposal
The hall behind T1 and T2 has a damp problem due to the trees growing against the building, work is to give an airspace round the building to improve air circulation and prevent more damp, T1 Yew - Cut rear face back to main uprights, reduce height to flat roof, crown reduce front lightly by approximately 1-2m leaving nicely shaped, T2 Beech - Crown lift to give approximately 2m clearance from Masonic Hall, T3 Yew - Crown reduce top by approximately 2m leaving rounded but keeping low screening as tree is getting very large and blocking light, T4 Golden Yew - Crown reduce top by approximately 1.5m leaving rounded to contain tree, keep away from wires and give more light, T5 Elder - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m, maintenance pruning, T6 Hawthorn - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 1m and maintenance pruning to make easier to manage
As published by the council, reference 23/00297/TNCA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Feb 2023
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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15 Mar 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What happens at appeal
The process from here
This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from the council to the national planning inspectorate, or in Scotland usually to a local review body first. The appeal considers the scheme afresh against the same policies.
Anyone who commented on the original application is normally notified and can comment again within the appeal deadline. Appeal decisions take months rather than weeks, and the outcome replaces the council's decision.
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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