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The Tower, Oldbury Place, Spring Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DR

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01662/TNCA Tree Notification Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Oak tree- Trim semi-broken areas off branch. Branch is now at very high risk of falling and damaging neighbours barn

As published by the council, reference 25/01662/TNCA

Application record

Reference
25/01662/TNCA
Type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Status
Unknown
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish
Ightham
Postcode
TN15 9DR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 25/01662/PA Decided

    THE TOWER, OLDBURY PLACE, SPRING LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9DR

    Oak tree- Trim semi-broken areas off branch. Branch is now at very high risk of falling and damaging neighbours barn

    Decided 16 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

  • Ightham PC comments Consultee Response · 23 Oct 2025
  • Email to applicant Other · 16 Oct 2025
  • Photo of tree Other · 07 Oct 2025
  • Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 07 Oct 2025
  • Tree location plan Other · 07 Oct 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 16 October 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Glenwood, Spring Lane, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DR

    25/01555/TNCA Submitted 22 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    T2 large Sweet Chestnut leaning towards house on edge of lawn area- Crown reduce top two limbs towards house by 3-4m to reduce the unbalanced tree and reduce the risk of failure onto house.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • The Tower Oldbury Place Spring Lane Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DR

    21/02794/TNCA Submitted 11 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    T1 Oak - Crown reduce lower overhang by approximately 3m and remove major deadwood. Tree heavily overhangs a neighbours property and they have asked if it could be reduced back to improve light and reduce to amount of bits dropped on cars

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • GLENWOOD, SPRING LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9DR

    25/01555/PA Submitted 22 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    T2 large Sweet Chestnut leaning towards house on edge of lawn area- Crown reduce top two limbs towards house by 3-4m to reduce the unbalanced tree and reduce the risk of failure onto house.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • THE TOWER, OLDBURY PLACE, SPRING LANE, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9DR

    25/01662/PA Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Oak tree- Trim semi-broken areas off branch. Branch is now at very high risk of falling and damaging neighbours barn

    Decided Trees 4 docs
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    20/02498/FL Submitted 6 Nov 2020 100 yards away

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    25 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
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    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.

    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees