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50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01350/PA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

1 x Crab Apple, 2 x Flowering Cherry, 3 x Cypress leylandii, 1 x Sycamore, 3 x Laurel and 1 x Prunus - Remove. (1 x Dawn Redwood - Remove dead branches only.)

As published by the council, reference 25/01350/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01350/PA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
4-Appeal decided
Decision
No Objection
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Decided
18 Sep 2025
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
Wateringbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME18 5PL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01350/TNCA Granted

    50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL

    1 x Crab Apple, 2 x Flowering Cherry, 3 x Cypress leylandii, 1 x Sycamore, 3 x Laurel and 1 x Prunus - Remove. (1 x Dawn Redwood - Remove dead branches only.)

    Decided 18 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 18 Sep 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What happens at appeal

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL

    20/02051/TNCA Submitted 17 Sep 2020 0m away

    Remove Leylandii, Ornamental Fir, 2x Golden Thujas, Fir, Christmas Tree, Pine, Silver Birch, Sycamore, Flowering Cherry and Tulip trees. Ash and Lime tree to be reduced by 25% and Pollard Golden Leylandii by 50%

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL

    25/01350/TNCA Submitted 13 Aug 2025 29m away

    1 x Crab Apple, 2 x Flowering Cherry, 3 x Cypress leylandii, 1 x Sycamore, 3 x Laurel and 1 x Prunus - Remove. (1 x Dawn Redwood - Remove dead branches only.)

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL

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    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL

    26/00337/TNCA Submitted 26 Feb 2026 112m away

    T1 (Applicants ref) - Lime- reduce to 14m in height and 4m radial crown spread (using previous reduction points as a guide), T2 (Applicants ref) - 2x Yews- reduce to 13m in height and 6n 5e 4s 5w radial crown spread (no change to crown spread overhanging road), T3 (Applicants ref) - Conifer hedge- reduce to 3m in height and T4 (Applicants ref)- Cherry- Fell to ground level (tree in poor condition). Works are desired to increase light into the front of the property and the rear garden.

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    21/01550/TNCA Submitted 1 Jun 2021 150m away

    Maple (T1) crown reduction & shaping, height reduction from 8m to 5m and lateral spread from 7m to 5m

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