Planning application
Olde Timbers, 4, Holtwood Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 7QJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/01397/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01397/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Postcode
- ME20 7QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01397/PA 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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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24 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 24 September 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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