Planning application
42, GORSE CRESCENT, DITTON, AYLESFORD, ME20 6EX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Mountain Ash. Proposed is the complete removal to ground level. T2 Beech. Proposed is the complete dismantling and removal of the tree to ground level. Standing in Woodland Area W1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 25/01650/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01650/PA
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 December 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
9 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
The process from here
This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Beech- Reduce canopy by 20%, T2 Silver Birch- Reduce canopy by 25%
Granted Trees 6 docs -
40 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce by approx 25% of current height , T2 Tree of Heaven - remove
Granted Trees 6 docs -
42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
1 x Mountain Ash and 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Removal to ground level. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
38 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Conifer - fell to ground level and T2 Conifer - Semi mature conifer - reduce the height from 7 meters to 3.5 meters from ground level to allow more light in to the below shrub beds
Granted Trees 5 docs -
32, Gorse Crescent, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EX
1 x Conifer (applicants ref T1) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
Refused Trees 6 docs -
9, Brassey Drive, Aylesford, ME20 7QL
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce by approximately 1-1.5m back to previous points. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.
Granted Trees 5 docs
Other trees 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.