Planning application
Arboret Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pollard 1 English oak Quercus robur (T1) adjacent to the house. The tree is causing shading and damp on the roof and the canopy has now started to rest on the property's roof, due to the fact its within a couple of metres of the house, bring it down by about 50% in height
As published by the council, reference 23/00371/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00371/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Permission Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Not Required
- Received
- 20 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 9DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01645/RD Awaiting decision
Arboret Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD
Details of condition 5 (slab levels) pursuant to planning permission TM/25/01667/FL (Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (plans list) of planning permission TM/23/03379 (Erection of new detached dwellinghouse with associated access and vehicle parking facilities) to replace the open-air car port with an enclosed, secure double garage.)
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21/02408/FL Granted
Arboret Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD
Single storey rear extension
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21/00453/FL Refused
Arboret Oldbury Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DD
Two storey side and rear extensions
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2023
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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23 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Permission Not Required
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 28 March 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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