Planning application
12, PAPION GROVE, CHATHAM, ME5 9BS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details of condition 1 (species/cultivar, planting size and siting of replacement trees) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00453/PA (3 x Oak and 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4) - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order).
As published by the council, reference 25/01606/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01606/PA
- Type
- Tree Consent Reserved Details
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 28 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9BS
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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25/01606/TRD Granted
12, Papion Grove, Chatham, ME5 9BS
Details of condition 1 (species/cultivar, planting size and siting of replacement trees) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/25/00453/PA (3 x Oak and 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1, T2, T3 and T4) - Remove. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 5 December 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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