Planning application
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Oak and 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Crown lift to 5m above ground level removing secondary and tertiary branches and small primary branches not removing any branch of greater than 100mm diameter, (remove Ivy). T1 and T3 of Tree Preservation Order; 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T3) - Prune to provide 3m clearance from the house. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 23/00578/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00578/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Wrotham, Ightham And Stansted
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 9BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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23/00255/FL Granted
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
Single storey side extension and internal reconfiguration
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22/02581/TPOC Refused
Sycamores Bates Hill Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9BG
T1 (applicants ref.) T1 of Tree Preservation Order - Oak in rear garden - remove ivy and lift canopy to 6m from 4m. T2 (applicants ref.) T3 of Tree Preservation Order - Sycamore in rear garden - remove ivy and lift canopy to 6m from 4m . T3 (applicants ref.) Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order - Sycamore in rear garden - remove one stem/limb (as indicated in annotated photo attached to applicants e-mail dated 20th December 2022) whose canopy is touching the house
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Mar 2023
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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16 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- PARISH COUNCIL
- LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- IMG_3297
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 13 April 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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