Planning application
Primrose Banks, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1- Remove 10 conifers (part of a maintained hedge) adjacent to property leaving stumps as low as possible. These Conifers are dead in places, and removal is required to help light to the property.
As published by the council, reference 25/01517/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01517/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission Not Required
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bourne
- Parish
- Plaxtol
- Postcode
- TN15 0QB
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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25/01517/PA Granted
Primrose Banks, Church Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QB
T1- Remove 10 conifers (part of a maintained hedge) adjacent to property leaving stumps as low as possible. These Conifers are dead in places, and removal is required to help light to the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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16 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Permission Not Required
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Location plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 16 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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