APRIL COTTAGE, BATES HILL, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9HB

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

• 25/01719/TNCA Granted

  April Cottage, Bates Hill, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HB

  1 x Acer Crimson King (front) (T1 applicant reference) - Crown reduce by 30% (1.7m height and 1.25m width). 1 x Cherry (T2 applicant reference) - Crown reduce 30% (2.0m height and 1.75m width)

  Decided 19 Nov 2025 Trees

1. 16 Oct 2025

   Received by Tonbridge and Malling

2. 19 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: No Objection

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Tonbridge and Malling to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• The Ightham Club Sevenoaks Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HA

  21/00019/TNCA Submitted 5 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  T1 Row of Conifer Trees - fell to ground level

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• The Ightham Club Sevenoaks Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HA

  20/01404/TPOC Submitted 6 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  Line of trees west of Club and car park. Crown lift on car park side to match crown lift on other side. To prune back branches above this by approx. 50% to suitable growing points, and to reduce the height by 3-4m (3m for the Beech and 4m for the Sycamores).

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• THE OLD FORGE, SEVENOAKS ROAD, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9AA

  25/01766/PA Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  1 x large willow tree. Reduce crown by 30-40%. Standing at front of property

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• April Cottage, Bates Hill, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HB

  25/01719/TNCA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  1 x Acer Crimson King (front) (T1 applicant reference) - Crown reduce by 30% (1.7m height and 1.25m width). 1 x Cherry (T2 applicant reference) - Crown reduce 30% (2.0m height and 1.75m width)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Old Forge Sevenoaks Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9AA

  19/02415/TNCA Submitted 15 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Reduce height and width of all Leyland Cypress trees in rear garden (on eastern and western boundaries) by approximately 40% cut back Hazels and Elders around tennis court, remove small Cherry tree on upper lawn of rear garden to allow for re-turfing and planting of laurel hedge along eastern boundary and reduce crown of large willow in front garden by approximately 40%

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Old Stones Sevenoaks Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9HA

  19/01633/TNCA Submitted 10 Jul 2019 50 yards away

  Re: Various Tree Works at 'Old Stones' T1. Twin - stemmed Cherry on Western boundary: - Fell tree in sections to near ground level. T2. Cherry to Northwest of T1: - Remove large dead section and advise on condition of remaining tree together with any recommendations to ensure safety. T3. Lawson Cypress to front of house: - Fell to near ground level.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

  Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

  1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

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

  28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

  1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

  111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

  T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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.

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

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