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38, HOLTWOOD AVENUE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7QJ

Refused Tonbridge and Malling 25/01778/PA Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

1 x Pine (applicants ref. T1) - Raise crown to approx. 6m. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.

As published by the council, reference 25/01778/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01778/PA
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Refuse
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
ME20 7QJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

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

  • 25/01778/TPOC Refused

    38, Holtwood Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 7QJ

    1 x Pine (applicants ref. T1) - Raise crown to approx. 6m. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO.

    Decided 22 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tonbridge and Malling refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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