Planning application
Wickenden Farm, The Street, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Gleditsia - prune and shape to clear the BT cables. T2 - Liquidambar - reduce back to previous pruning points. T3 - Tibetan Cherry - clean crown, remove suckers and remove left branch encroaching the hedge. T4 - Flowering Cherry in decline - Remove
As published by the council, reference 25/01748/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01748/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bourne
- Parish
- Plaxtol
- Postcode
- TN15 0QG
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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25/01748/PA Granted
WICKENDEN FARM, THE STREET, PLAXTOL, SEVENOAKS, TN15 0QG
T1 - Gleditsia - prune and shape to clear the BT cables. T2 - Liquidambar - reduce back to previous pruning points. T3 - Tibetan Cherry - clean crown, remove suckers and remove left branch encroaching the hedge. T4 - Flowering Cherry in decline - Remove
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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26 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
- Sketch plan
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 26 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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