Planning application
Malling Well House, The Street, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Apple tree - Remove the broken branch shown in applicants photos and undertake any other work to the tree urgently necessary to remove an immediate risk of serious harm (i.e. the minimum amount of work to make the tree safe).
As published by the council, reference 25/01358/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01358/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Bourne
- Parish
- Plaxtol
- Postcode
- TN15 0QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01358/PA Decided
MALLING WELL HOUSE, THE STREET, Plaxtol, SEVENOAKS, TN15 0QL
1 x Apple tree - Remove the broken branch shown in applicants photos and undertake any other work to the tree urgently necessary to remove an immediate risk of serious harm (i.e. the minimum amount of work to make the tree safe).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Aug 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 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 21 August 2025, 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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