OLDE TIMBERS, 4, HOLTWOOD AVENUE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7QJ

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

• 25/01397/TNCA Granted

  Olde Timbers, 4, Holtwood Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 7QJ

  T1 (Applicants ref) Lawson Cypress- Fell to ground level. The tree has been topped previously and though it has begun to recover is now of poor form. It has grown wider following the topping and interferes with neighbouring property.

  Decided 24 Sep 2025 Trees

1. 26 Aug 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 24 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• Olde Timbers 4 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

  21/01004/TNCA Submitted 7 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Conifer - fell due to Buttress root beginning to damage neighbouring side access

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 196 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QF

  21/02471/FL Submitted 13 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Single storey rear extension together with external decking

  Granted Full applications Extension 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 196 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QF

  19/02426/TPOC Submitted 16 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  A Sweet Chestnut at entrance- Remove 4 lower branches to clear highway. B Sweet Chestnut overhanging garden- Reduce 3 lower branches by 50%. C Sweet Chestnut on boundary- Remove 2 small lower branches.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

  21/00051/TNCA Submitted 8 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Removal of potentially dangerous branches from Oak tree at the front of the property by qualified tree surgeon, following fall of branch near public footpath and neighbour's property; Levelling and shaping of hedges along the front and rear boundaries of the property

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 5 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QH

  20/01968/TNCA Submitted 8 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  T1 and T2 Ash - remove

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Chestnuts 2 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QJ

  19/02643/TPOC Submitted 11 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  T1, T2 and T3 Sweet Chestnuts to pollard to below decayed union. T4 Sweet Chestnut to dismantle to almost ground level (due to low level rot near base)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

  25 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01206/TPOC Granted

  9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

  2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/00809/TPOC Granted

  1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

  1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

  Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees