Planning application
LAND SOUTH EAST OF 24, Russell Road, Aylesford
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
4 x Ash trees (T1–T4 applicant references) Remove. 2 x Sycamore trees (T5–T6 applicant references ) remove. Trees standing in G1 of TPO
As published by the council, reference 25/01471/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01471/PA
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP
1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.
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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.
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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.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.