Planning application
7 Busbridge Close East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6BD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
3 x Ash and 1 x Lime (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Prune to remove no more than 30% of the current total leaf-bearing branch structure from each tree as indicated on the annotated photograph attached to email dated 2nd August 2024 ensuring that all cuts are made to secondary live laterals and growing points, and remove deadwood. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 23/03061
Application record
- Reference
- 23/03061
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 4 Oct 2023
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2024
- Ward
- East Malling West Malling And Offham
- Parish
- East Malling And Larkfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME19 6BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Oct 2023
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 Nov 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 4 December 2024, 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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