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Foremans Cottage Birling Place Farm Stangate Road Birling West Malling Kent ME19 5JN

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 23/00782/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

7 x Ash trees (fraxinus excelsior), T1- T7 (applicants ref)- Fell to ground. T1 mature ash has a cavity in the base with signs of old fungal fruiting bodies (not clear on species) and is leaning summer house/ garden office. T2 mature ash has deadwood throughout and is also leaning toward the garden building. T3semi mature ash has a large cavity running through the base from one side to the other and leans toward heating fuel tank with pond / watercourse below. T4 is a semi mature twin stemmed ash with included bark at the fork. T5 is a mature ash in poor condition. T6 has large deadwood in the crown and leans over driveway / network cables. T7 leaning over driveway / network cables

As published by the council, reference 23/00782/TNCA

Application record

Reference
23/00782/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
Unknown
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
11 Apr 2023
Validated
11 Apr 2023
Decided
19 May 2023
Ward
Birling Leybourne And Ryarsh
Parish
Birling
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ME19 5JN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Apr 2023

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 19 May 2023

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Balcombe Estate Agent

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 May 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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