Planning application
42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 25/01650/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01650/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME20 6EX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/02319/TPOC Granted
42 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6EX
T1 Beech- Reduce canopy by 20%, T2 Silver Birch- Reduce canopy by 25%
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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3 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- Aylesford PC
- Support
- Objection comment
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Photograph
- Additional information
- Location of trees
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 3 June 2026, 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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