Planning application
April Cottage, Bates Hill, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference 25/01719/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01719/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Ightham
- Postcode
- TN15 9HB
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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25/01719/PA 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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Delegated Report
- Decision Notice
- Application form redacted
- Location plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 19 November 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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