Planning application
COB ORCHARD, TREE LANE, PLAXTOL, SEVENOAKS, TN15 0QA
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property. The works will lift each canopy where necessary to a maximum of 5 meters from the stem base. This will require the reduction of the lowest limbs back to a suitable growth points (max 3-4m), but more generally, less (1-2m). We intend to remove failed limbs to nearest growth point or to source as appropriate and conduct a general deadwood procedure of all.
As published by the council, reference 25/01544/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01544/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Bourne
- Parish
- Plaxtol
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN15 0QA
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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25/01544/TNCA Granted
Cob Orchard, Tree Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QA
Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property. The works will lift each canopy where necessary to a maximum of 5 meters from the stem base. This will require the reduction of the lowest limbs back to a suitable growth points (max 3-4m), but more generally, less (1-2m). We intend to remove failed limbs to nearest growth point or to source as appropriate and conduct a general deadwood procedure of all.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 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
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Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property. The works will lift each canopy where necessary to a maximum of 5 meters from the stem base. This will require the reduction of the lowest limbs back to a suitable growth points (max 3-4m), but more generally, less (1-2m). We intend to remove failed limbs to nearest growth point or to source as appropriate and conduct a general deadwood procedure of all.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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