Planning application
32, DRY HILL PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, TN10 3BU
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 Acacia (applicants ref. T1 - heavily leaning over the road) - Reduce the limb/tree by 4m as specified. 1 x Acacia (applicants ref. T2) - Smaller tree with a hyper extended limb, to be reduced by 3m to reduce the risk of failure.
As published by the council, reference 25/01434/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01434/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN10 3BU
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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25/01434/TNCA Granted
32, Dry Hill Park Road, Tonbridge, TN10 3BU
1 x Acacia (applicants ref. T1 - heavily leaning over the road) - Reduce the limb/tree by 4m as specified. 1 x Acacia (applicants ref. T2) - Smaller tree with a hyper extended limb, to be reduced by 3m to reduce the risk of failure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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1 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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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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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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