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29, OAKS DENE, WALDERSLADE, CHATHAM, ME5 9HN

Decided Tonbridge and Malling 25/01601/PA Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

1 x Dead Willow tree - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 25/01601/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01601/PA
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Tree Works Exempt
Decision
Tree Works Exempt
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
29 Sep 2025
Decided
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Walderslade
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME5 9HN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01601/TPOC Granted

    29, Oaks Dene, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HN

    1 x Dead Willow tree - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 9 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 9 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works Exempt

  3. 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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After the decision

Tonbridge and Malling has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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